diff --git a/runner_manager/bin/startup.sh b/runner_manager/bin/startup.sh
index 61b6f6a8..b03aaa61 100755
--- a/runner_manager/bin/startup.sh
+++ b/runner_manager/bin/startup.sh
@@ -143,11 +143,4 @@ TimeoutStopSec=5min
 WantedBy=multi-user.target" >/home/actions/actions-runner/bin/actions.runner.service.template
 
 sudo chown -Rh actions:actions /home/actions/actions-runner
-
-if command -v systemctl; then
-	sudo -H -u actions bash -c 'cd /home/actions/actions-runner &&
-	sudo ./svc.sh install &&
-	sudo ./svc.sh start'
-else
-	nohup /home/actions/actions-runner/run.sh --jitconfig "${RUNNER_JIT_CONFIG}" 2>/home/actions/actions-runner/logs &
-fi
+sudo -H -u actions bash -c "nohup /home/actions/actions-runner/run.sh --jitconfig \"${RUNNER_JIT_CONFIG}\" 2>/home/actions/actions-runner/logs &"