diff --git a/agent/config/restarter.service b/agent/config/restarter.service
index 0e599914e..6b8ee093a 100644
--- a/agent/config/restarter.service
+++ b/agent/config/restarter.service
@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@ Requires=docker.service
 
 [Service]
 Type=oneshot
-ExecStart=/bin/bash /root/restarter.sh
\ No newline at end of file
+ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/appmgr repair-app-status
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/agent/config/restarter.sh b/agent/config/restarter.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index f0045d54a..000000000
--- a/agent/config/restarter.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-exec appmgr repair-app-status
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/agent/src/Lib/Synchronizers.hs b/agent/src/Lib/Synchronizers.hs
index d958ff117..8690404d9 100644
--- a/agent/src/Lib/Synchronizers.hs
+++ b/agent/src/Lib/Synchronizers.hs
@@ -540,17 +540,15 @@ replaceDerivativeCerts = do
 syncRestarterService :: SyncOp
 syncRestarterService = SyncOp "Install Restarter Service" check migrate False
     where
-        wantedScript = decodeUtf8 $(embedFile "config/restarter.sh")
-        wantedService = decodeUtf8 $(embedFile "config/restarter.service")
-        wantedTimer = decodeUtf8 $(embedFile "config/restarter.timer")
+        wantedService = $(embedFile "config/restarter.service")
+        wantedTimer = $(embedFile "config/restarter.timer")
         check = do
             base <- asks $ appFilesystemBase . appSettings
             liftIO $ not <$> doesPathExist (toS $ "/etc/systemd/system/timers.target.wants/restarter.timer" `relativeTo` base)
         migrate = do
             base <- asks $ appFilesystemBase . appSettings
-            liftIO $ writeFile (toS $ "/usr/local/bin/restarter.sh" `relativeTo` base) wantedScript
-            liftIO $ writeFile (toS $ "/etc/systemd/system/restarter.service" `relativeTo` base) wantedService
-            liftIO $ writeFile (toS $ "/etc/systemd/system/restarter.timer" `relativeTo` base) wantedTimer
+            liftIO $ BS.writeFile (toS $ "/etc/systemd/system/restarter.service" `relativeTo` base) wantedService
+            liftIO $ BS.writeFile (toS $ "/etc/systemd/system/restarter.timer" `relativeTo` base) wantedTimer
             liftIO . run $ systemctl "enable" "restarter.timer"
 
 failUpdate :: S9Error -> ExceptT Void (ReaderT AgentCtx IO) ()