diff --git a/packaging/aleph-vm/etc/systemd/system/ipfs.service b/packaging/aleph-vm/etc/systemd/system/ipfs.service
index f3506a275..914593bcf 100644
--- a/packaging/aleph-vm/etc/systemd/system/ipfs.service
+++ b/packaging/aleph-vm/etc/systemd/system/ipfs.service
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ TimeoutStartSec=infinity
 Type=notify
 StateDirectory=ipfs
 Environment=IPFS_PATH="${HOME}"
-ExecStart=/opt/kubo/ipfs daemon --init --migrate
+ExecStart=/opt/kubo/ipfs daemon --init --init-profile=server --migrate
 Restart=on-failure
 KillSignal=SIGINT