diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 41b81f4..fac7f67 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ package: build-all
 	cp bin/$(BINARY)-linux-amd64 dist/deb/usr/local/bin/$(BINARY)
 	cp systemd/nasctl.service dist/deb/etc/systemd/system/$(BINARY).service
 	printf 'Package: nasctl\nVersion: $(VERSION)\nSection: utils\nPriority: optional\nArchitecture: amd64\nMaintainer: nasctl\nDescription: Monolithic NAS control plane\n' > dist/deb/DEBIAN/control
-	printf '#!/bin/sh\nset -e\ninstall -d /var/lib/nasctl\nsystemctl daemon-reload\nsystemctl enable nasctl.service || true\n' > dist/deb/DEBIAN/postinst
+	printf '#!/bin/sh\nset -e\ninstall -d /var/lib/nasctl\nsystemctl daemon-reload\nsystemctl enable nasctl.service || true\nsystemctl start nasctl.service\n' > dist/deb/DEBIAN/postinst
 	chmod 0755 dist/deb/DEBIAN/postinst
 	dpkg-deb --build dist/deb dist/nasctl_$(VERSION)_amd64.deb