diff --git a/bundles/flask/items.py b/bundles/flask/items.py
index 39c1fb8..1fc39e5 100644
--- a/bundles/flask/items.py
+++ b/bundles/flask/items.py
@@ -114,6 +114,6 @@ for name, conf in node.metadata.get('flask').items():
     svc_systemd[name] = {
         'needs': [
             f'action:flask_{name}_pip_install',
-            f'file:/etc/systemd/system/{name}.service',
+            f'file:/usr/local/lib/systemd/system/{name}.service',
         ],
     }
diff --git a/bundles/left4dead2/items.py b/bundles/left4dead2/items.py
index 3bc94b7..bf7208e 100644
--- a/bundles/left4dead2/items.py
+++ b/bundles/left4dead2/items.py
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ for name, config in node.metadata.get('left4dead2/servers').items():
     }
     svc_systemd[f'left4dead2-server-{name}'] = {
         'needs': [
-            f'file:/etc/systemd/system/left4dead2-server-{name}.service',
+            f'file:/usr/local/lib/systemd/system/left4dead2-server-{name}.service',
         ],
     }
     server_units.add(f'left4dead2-server-{name}')
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ for id in node.metadata.get('left4dead2/workshop'):
 # TIDYUP
 
 find_obsolete_units = (
-    'find /etc/systemd/system -type f -name "left4dead2-server-*.service" ' +
+    'find /usr/local/lib/systemd/system -type f -name "left4dead2-server-*.service" ' +
     ' '.join(f"! -name '{name}.service'" for name in server_units)
 )
 actions['remove_obsolete_left4dead2_units'] = {
diff --git a/bundles/steam/items.py b/bundles/steam/items.py
index ab5f7af..720bdf3 100644
--- a/bundles/steam/items.py
+++ b/bundles/steam/items.py
@@ -54,6 +54,6 @@ actions = {
 svc_systemd['steam-update'] = {
     'running': False,
     'needs': {
-        'file:/etc/systemd/system/steam-update.service',
+        'file:/usr/local/lib/systemd/system/steam-update.service',
     }
 }
diff --git a/bundles/systemd/README.md b/bundles/systemd/README.md
index ef73a39..b7e9cdd 100644
--- a/bundles/systemd/README.md
+++ b/bundles/systemd/README.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # SYSTEMD
 
+## show unit paths
+
+```
+systemctl --no-pager --property=UnitPath show | tr ' ' '\n'
+```
+
 ## metadata
 
 ```python
diff --git a/bundles/systemd/items.py b/bundles/systemd/items.py
index fea31d8..51f108d 100644
--- a/bundles/systemd/items.py
+++ b/bundles/systemd/items.py
@@ -1,5 +1,14 @@
 from bundlewrap.utils.dicts import merge_dict
 
+directories = {
+    '/usr/local/lib/systemd/system': {
+        'purge': True,
+        'triggers': [
+            "action:systemd-reload",
+        ],
+    },
+}
+
 actions = {
      'systemd-reload': {
         'command': 'systemctl daemon-reload',
@@ -22,7 +31,7 @@ for name, unit in node.metadata.get('systemd/units').items():
             ],
         }
     elif extension in ['timer', 'service', 'mount', 'swap']:
-        path = f'/etc/systemd/system/{name}'
+        path = f'/usr/local/lib/systemd/system/{name}'
         dependencies = {
             'triggers': [
                 "action:systemd-reload",