diff --git a/contrib/systemd/offlineimap-oneshot.service b/contrib/systemd/offlineimap-oneshot.service
index 901570d..c12aae1 100644
--- a/contrib/systemd/offlineimap-oneshot.service
+++ b/contrib/systemd/offlineimap-oneshot.service
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ Documentation=man:offlineimap(1)
 
 [Service]
 Type=oneshot
-ExecStart=/usr/bin/offlineimap -o -u syslog
-# Give 120 seconds for offlineimap to gracefully stop before hard killing it.
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/offlineimap -o -u basic
+# Give 120 seconds for offlineimap to gracefully stop before hard killing it:
 TimeoutStopSec=120
 Restart=on-failure
 RestartSec=60
diff --git a/contrib/systemd/offlineimap-oneshot@.service b/contrib/systemd/offlineimap-oneshot@.service
index 35afa07..1a72a90 100644
--- a/contrib/systemd/offlineimap-oneshot@.service
+++ b/contrib/systemd/offlineimap-oneshot@.service
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Documentation=man:offlineimap(1)
 
 [Service]
 Type=oneshot
-ExecStart=/usr/bin/offlineimap -o -a %i -u syslog
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/offlineimap -o -a %i -u basic
 # Give 120 seconds for offlineimap to gracefully stop before hard killing it.
 TimeoutStopSec=120
 Restart=on-failure
diff --git a/contrib/systemd/offlineimap.service b/contrib/systemd/offlineimap.service
index 13954e7..bce3152 100644
--- a/contrib/systemd/offlineimap.service
+++ b/contrib/systemd/offlineimap.service
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ Description=Offlineimap Service
 Documentation=man:offlineimap(1)
 
 [Service]
-ExecStart=/usr/bin/offlineimap -u syslog
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/offlineimap -u basic
 Restart=on-failure
 RestartSec=60
 
diff --git a/contrib/systemd/offlineimap@.service b/contrib/systemd/offlineimap@.service
index 66f62ac..9a003a5 100644
--- a/contrib/systemd/offlineimap@.service
+++ b/contrib/systemd/offlineimap@.service
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ Description=Offlineimap Service for account %i
 Documentation=man:offlineimap(1)
 
 [Service]
-ExecStart=/usr/bin/offlineimap -a %i -u syslog
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/offlineimap -a %i -u basic
 Restart=on-failure
 RestartSec=60