diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/continuous-integration/buildbot/master.nix b/nixos/modules/services/continuous-integration/buildbot/master.nix
index 0ff6dbac39c..533751734fa 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/continuous-integration/buildbot/master.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/continuous-integration/buildbot/master.nix
@@ -217,11 +217,11 @@ in {
       path = cfg.packages;
 
       serviceConfig = {
-        Type = "forking";
+        Type = "simple";
         User = cfg.user;
         Group = cfg.group;
         WorkingDirectory = cfg.home;
-        ExecStart = "${cfg.package}/bin/buildbot start ${cfg.buildbotDir}";
+        ExecStart = "${cfg.package}/bin/buildbot start --nodaemon ${cfg.buildbotDir}";
       };
 
       preStart = ''
diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/continuous-integration/buildbot/worker.nix b/nixos/modules/services/continuous-integration/buildbot/worker.nix
index 00423bd3386..e4ee4dd861e 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/continuous-integration/buildbot/worker.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/continuous-integration/buildbot/worker.nix
@@ -111,11 +111,11 @@ in {
       '';
 
       serviceConfig = {
-        Type = "forking";
+        Type = "simple";
         User = cfg.user;
         Group = cfg.group;
         WorkingDirectory = cfg.home;
-        ExecStart = "${cfg.package}/bin/buildbot-worker start ${cfg.buildbotDir}";
+        ExecStart = "${cfg.package}/bin/buildbot-worker start --nodaemon ${cfg.buildbotDir}";
       };
 
     };