diff --git a/cluster/centos/master/scripts/etcd.sh b/cluster/centos/master/scripts/etcd.sh
index c6d11a4ee70..835f67ab007 100755
--- a/cluster/centos/master/scripts/etcd.sh
+++ b/cluster/centos/master/scripts/etcd.sh
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ WorkingDirectory=${etcd_data_dir}
 EnvironmentFile=-/opt/kubernetes/cfg/etcd.conf
 # set GOMAXPROCS to number of processors
 ExecStart=/bin/bash -c "GOMAXPROCS=\$(nproc) /opt/kubernetes/bin/etcd"
+Type=notify
 
 [Install]
 WantedBy=multi-user.target