diff --git a/deploy/install_service.sh b/deploy/install_service.sh
index b56ddb9..ab9b919 100755
--- a/deploy/install_service.sh
+++ b/deploy/install_service.sh
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ SERVICE=h4backend.service
 
 set -xe
 
-sudo cp deploy/$SERVICE /etc/systemd/$SERVICE
+sudo cp deploy/$SERVICE /etc/systemd/system/$SERVICE
 systemctl daemon-reload
 
 systemctl enable $SERVICE
diff --git a/deploy/redeploy.sh b/deploy/redeploy.sh
index f37a914..8a8aa51 100755
--- a/deploy/redeploy.sh
+++ b/deploy/redeploy.sh
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-SERVICE=h4backend.service
-
 set -xe
 
+sh deploy/remove_service.sh
+
+# avoid 'could not bind to socket' error
+fuser -k 8080/tcp
+
 git pull --rebase
 
 cd backend
@@ -11,7 +14,5 @@ make clean
 make RELEASE=1
 cd ..
 
-systemctl --user stop $SERVICE
-fuser -k 8080/tcp
-systemctl --user start $SERVICE
+sh deploy/install_service.sh
 
diff --git a/deploy/remove_service.sh b/deploy/remove_service.sh
index b157224..5e9d2f7 100755
--- a/deploy/remove_service.sh
+++ b/deploy/remove_service.sh
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ set -xe
 systemctl stop $SERVICE
 systemctl disable $SERVICE
 
-sudo rm /etc/systemd/$SERVICE
+sudo rm /etc/systemd/system/$SERVICE