diff --git a/handlers/main.yml b/handlers/main.yml
index 338c366..4f2ae4c 100644
--- a/handlers/main.yml
+++ b/handlers/main.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 ---
 - name: Systemctl restart ping_exporter.service
-  ansible.builtin.debug:
-    msg: "in progress..."
+  become: true
+  ansible.builtin.systemd:
+    name: 'ping_exporter.service'
+    state: 'restarted'
diff --git a/templates/ping_exporter.service.j2 b/templates/ping_exporter.service.j2
index 53027b7..cd618bd 100644
--- a/templates/ping_exporter.service.j2
+++ b/templates/ping_exporter.service.j2
@@ -1,11 +1,15 @@
-# {{ ansible_managed }}
+{{ ansible_managed | comment }}
 
 [Unit]
 Description=Execute the ping_exporter server.
 
 [Service]
+Type=simple
 WorkingDirectory={{ ping_exporter__user_home }}
+User={{ ping_exporter__user }}
+Group={{ ping_exporter__group }}
 ExecStart=/usr/bin/ping_exporter --config.path {{ ping_exporter__user_home }}/ping_exporter_config.yml
+AmbientCapabilities=CAP_NET_RAW
 
 [Install]
 WantedBy=multi-user.target
diff --git a/vars/main.yml b/vars/main.yml
index c67b361..bee4dc1 100644
--- a/vars/main.yml
+++ b/vars/main.yml
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@ ping_exporter__repo: 'https://github.com/czerwonk/ping_exporter.git'
 ping_exporter__repo_api: 'https://api.github.com/repos/czerwonk/ping_exporter/releases/latest'
 
 # versionscheck
-playbook_version_number: 03   # should be a integer
+playbook_version_number: 04   # should be a integer
 playbook_version_path: 'do1jlr.prometheus_ping_exporter.version'