diff --git a/e-smith-manager.spec b/e-smith-manager.spec
index 7627deb..781966d 100644
--- a/e-smith-manager.spec
+++ b/e-smith-manager.spec
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Summary: e-smith manager navigation module
 %define name e-smith-manager
 Name: %{name}
 %define version 2.8.0
-%define release 40
+%define release 41
 Version: %{version}
 Release: %{release}%{?dist}
 License: GPL
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ Provides: server-manager
 AutoReqProv: no
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Mar 26 2024 Jean-Philippe Pialasse <jpp@koozali.org> 2.8.0-41.sme
+- fix systemd service file [SME: 12556]
+
 * Tue Mar 12 2024 Jean-Philippe Pialasse <tests@pialasse.com> 2.8.0-40.sme
 - tidy rpm
 - add -g flag to gcc in order to get debugsourcefiles.list
diff --git a/root/usr/lib/systemd/system/httpd-admin.service b/root/usr/lib/systemd/system/httpd-admin.service
index 6451ddd..0d8d137 100644
--- a/root/usr/lib/systemd/system/httpd-admin.service
+++ b/root/usr/lib/systemd/system/httpd-admin.service
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ Documentation=man:apachectl(8)
 
 [Service]
 Type=notify
-EnvironmentFile=/etc/sysconfig/httpd
 ExecStartPre=/sbin/e-smith/service-status httpd-admin
 ExecStartPre=/sbin/e-smith/expand-template /etc/httpd/admin-conf/httpd.conf
 ExecStart=/usr/sbin/httpd -f /etc/httpd/admin-conf/httpd.conf -DFOREGROUND