diff --git a/opt/mars-nwe-serv.service.cmake b/opt/mars-nwe-serv.service.cmake
index aa512c0..7bec4f0 100644
--- a/opt/mars-nwe-serv.service.cmake
+++ b/opt/mars-nwe-serv.service.cmake
@@ -6,9 +6,11 @@ After=network.target
 Type=forking
 RuntimeDirectory=mars_nwe
 RuntimeDirectoryMode=0755
+ExecStartPre=/bin/mkdir -p @MARS_NWE_LOG_DIR@
+ExecStartPre=/bin/mkdir -p @MARS_NWE_PID_DIR@
 PIDFile=@MARS_NWE_PID_DIR@/nwserv.pid
 ExecStart=@CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_SBINDIR@/nwserv
 ExecStop=/bin/kill -TERM $MAINPID
 
 [Install]
-WantedBy=multi-user.target
+WantedBy=multi-user.target
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