diff --git a/cmd/root.go b/cmd/root.go
index edfcbe69c..089f09472 100644
--- a/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/root.go
@@ -44,7 +44,9 @@ Complete documentation is available at https://www.navidrome.org/docs`,
 			preRun()
 		},
 		Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
-			runNavidrome(cmd.Context())
+			if err := runNavidrome(cmd.Context()); err != nil {
+				log.Fatal("Fatal error in Navidrome. Aborting", err)
+			}
 		},
 		PostRun: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 			postRun()
@@ -76,12 +78,12 @@ func postRun() {
 }
 
 // runNavidrome is the main entry point for the Navidrome server. It starts all the services and blocks.
-// If any of the services returns an error, it will log it and exit. If the process receives a signal to exit,
-// it will cancel the context and exit gracefully.
-func runNavidrome(ctx context.Context) {
-	defer db.Init(ctx)()
+// If any of the services returns an error, it stops the others and returns that error, so the caller can
+// exit with a non-zero code. If the context is cancelled (a signal or a service stop), it returns nil.
+func runNavidrome(parentCtx context.Context) error {
+	defer db.Init(parentCtx)()
 
-	g, ctx := errgroup.WithContext(ctx)
+	g, ctx := errgroup.WithContext(parentCtx)
 	g.Go(startServer(ctx))
 	g.Go(startSignaller(ctx))
 	g.Go(startScheduler(ctx))
@@ -102,9 +104,11 @@ func runNavidrome(ctx context.Context) {
 		log.Warn(ctx, "Automatic Scanning is DISABLED")
 	}
 
-	if err := g.Wait(); err != nil {
-		log.Error("Fatal error in Navidrome. Aborting", err)
+	// Errors caused by a normal shutdown are not failures
+	if err := g.Wait(); err != nil && parentCtx.Err() == nil {
+		return err
 	}
+	return nil
 }
 
 // mainContext returns a context that is cancelled when the process receives a signal to exit.
diff --git a/cmd/svc.go b/cmd/svc.go
index c71f5ef2b..4e8b1fd85 100644
--- a/cmd/svc.go
+++ b/cmd/svc.go
@@ -53,8 +53,13 @@ func (p *svcControl) Start(service.Service) error {
 	p.done = make(chan struct{})
 	p.ctx, p.cancel = context.WithCancel(context.Background())
 	go func() {
-		runNavidrome(p.ctx)
+		err := runNavidrome(p.ctx)
 		close(p.done)
+		// service.Run() only returns when it gets a stop request, so exit here to let the
+		// service manager see the failure and restart the service
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Fatal("Fatal error in Navidrome. Aborting", err)
+		}
 	}()
 	return nil
 }
@@ -74,7 +79,7 @@ func (p *svcControl) Stop(service.Service) error {
 var svcInstance = sync.OnceValue(func() service.Service {
 	options := make(service.KeyValue)
 	options["Restart"] = "on-failure"
-	options["SuccessExitStatus"] = "1 2 8 SIGKILL"
+	options["SuccessExitStatus"] = "SIGKILL"
 	options["UserService"] = false
 	options["LogDirectory"] = conf.Server.DataFolder.String()
 	options["SystemdScript"] = systemdScript