diff --git a/docs/installation/openbsd_en.md b/docs/installation/openbsd_en.md
index cf3dee5e3..8aaa6e8de 100644
--- a/docs/installation/openbsd_en.md
+++ b/docs/installation/openbsd_en.md
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ pleroma:\
 	:datasize=1536M:\
 	:openfiles-max=4096:\
 	:openfiles-cur=1024:\
-	:setenv=LC_ALL=en_US.UTF-8,VIX_COMPILATION_MODE=PLATFORM_PROVIDED_LIBVIPS:\
+	:setenv=LC_ALL=en_US.UTF-8,VIX_COMPILATION_MODE=PLATFORM_PROVIDED_LIBVIPS,MIX_ENV=prod:\
 	:tc=daemon:
 ```
 
diff --git a/installation/openbsd/rc.d/pleroma b/installation/openbsd/rc.d/pleroma
index 9b54d5967..6959c20b0 100755
--- a/installation/openbsd/rc.d/pleroma
+++ b/installation/openbsd/rc.d/pleroma
@@ -13,8 +13,7 @@
 daemon="/usr/local/bin/elixir"
 daemon_flags="--erl \"-detached\" -S /usr/local/bin/mix phx.server"
 daemon_user="_pleroma"
-
-env="MIX_ENV=prod"
+daemon_execdir="/home/_pleroma/pleroma"
 
 . /etc/rc.d/rc.subr
 
@@ -25,10 +24,6 @@ rc_check() {
 	pgrep -q -U _pleroma -f "phx.server"
 }
 
-rc_start() {
-	rc_exec "cd pleroma; export ${env}; ${daemon} ${daemon_flags}"
-}
-
 rc_stop() {
 	pkill -q -U _pleroma -f "phx.server"
 }