diff --git a/setup_monit.php b/setup_monit.php
index 3744a63e5cc08ddb7fcec0997daf189bfb797942..5e4d275d068c9470ca54c410c4abe0f585caa117 100644
--- a/setup_monit.php
+++ b/setup_monit.php
@@ -253,8 +253,8 @@ check file fail2ban_log with path /var/log/fail2ban.log
 	if ($service == 'sshd') {
         $conf='check process sshd with pidfile /var/run/sshd.pid
 	group sshd
-	start program = "/etc/init.d/ssh start"
-	stop  program = "/etc/init.d/ssh stop"
+	start program = "/usr/bin/systemctl start ssh"
+	stop  program = "/usr/bin/systemctl stop ssh"
 	if failed host localhost port 22 with proto ssh then restart
 	if 5 restarts with 5 cycles then timeout
 	depend on sshd_bin
@@ -500,4 +500,4 @@ foreach ($services as $confFile) {
 shell_exec('systemctl restart monit');
 
 print('[INFO] Your Monit admin password is ' . $monitpw  . "\n");
-?>
\ No newline at end of file
+?>