diff --git a/templates/ddclient.conf.j2 b/templates/ddclient.conf.j2
index 2e0671b..669e580 100644
--- a/templates/ddclient.conf.j2
+++ b/templates/ddclient.conf.j2
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+daemon=300
+syslog=yes
+mail=root
+mail-failure=root
+pid=/var/run/ddclient.pid
 protocol=dyndns2
 use=web, web=https://ip.me
 ssl=yes  # yes = use https for updates