diff --git a/recipes-openharmony/openharmony/files/openharmony-preinit b/recipes-openharmony/openharmony/files/openharmony-preinit
index f48b6f1471fd3815d7d9c0e2f8415a84a7219d0f..365b8a3fedb71ade6c27d0e6623af4e819596105 100644
--- a/recipes-openharmony/openharmony/files/openharmony-preinit
+++ b/recipes-openharmony/openharmony/files/openharmony-preinit
@@ -136,18 +136,6 @@ fi
 #sa_main /system/profile/dps_service.xml & # SA: 1401 180 3502
 #sleep "$STARTUP_CMD_SLEEP"
 
-# trigger: boot
-# "name" : "time_service",
-# "path" : ["/system/bin/sa_main", "/system/profile/time_service.xml"],
-# "uid" : "system",
-# "gid" : ["system", "shell"],
-# "caps" : ["SYS_TIME", "WAKE_ALARM"]
-if systemctl -q is-enabled time.service; then
-	echo >/dev/console "Starting OpenHarmony time service"
-	su system -c '/system/bin/sa_main /system/profile/time_service.xml &' # SA: 1401 180 3702
-	sleep "$STARTUP_CMD_SLEEP"
-fi
-
 # trigger: boot
 # "name" : "foundation",
 # "path" : ["/system/bin/sa_main", "/system/profile/foundation.xml"],
diff --git a/recipes-openharmony/openharmony/files/time.service b/recipes-openharmony/openharmony/files/time.service
index f87cdf888502e18e3e1c8b40adb0685c42b843c9..8e6e64e5c850874556107a1f3c5e0af48fddbad4 100644
--- a/recipes-openharmony/openharmony/files/time.service
+++ b/recipes-openharmony/openharmony/files/time.service
@@ -1,10 +1,19 @@
 [Unit]
-Description=OpenHarmony Time service
+Description=OpenHarmony Time service (SA: 1401 180 3702)
+Requires=samgr.service
+After=samgr.service
+# Logging to hilogd, but seems to work without it
+Wants=hilogd.service
+After=hilogd.service
 
 [Service]
-Type=oneshot
-ExecStart=/bin/echo "OpenHarmony Time Service"
-RemainAfterExit=yes
+Type=notify
+User=system
+Group=system
+SupplementaryGroups=shell
+CapabilityBoundingSet=CAP_SYS_TIME CAP_WAKE_ALARM
+LimitNICE=40
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/sa_main /system/profile/time_service.xml
 
 [Install]
 WantedBy=multi-user.target