diff --git a/netclient/daemon/macos.go b/netclient/daemon/macos.go
index 4fe21ff1..cf1cfddb 100644
--- a/netclient/daemon/macos.go
+++ b/netclient/daemon/macos.go
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ func SetupMacDaemon(interval string) error {
 	}
 	binarypath := dir + "/netclient"
 
-	if !ncutils.FileExists("/etc/netclient/netclient") {
-		err = ncutils.Copy(binarypath, "/etc/netclient/netclient")
+	if !ncutils.FileExists("/sbin/netclient") {
+		err = ncutils.Copy(binarypath, "/sbin/netclient")
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Println(err)
 			return err
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ func CleanupMac() {
 	}
 
 	os.RemoveAll(ncutils.GetNetclientPath())
+	os.Remove("/sbin/netclient")
 }
 
 func CreateMacService(servicename string, interval string) error {
@@ -76,10 +77,8 @@ func MacDaemonString(interval string) string {
 	<key>Label</key><string>com.gravitl.netclient</string>
 	<key>ProgramArguments</key>
 		<array>
-			<string>/etc/netclient/netclient</string>
-			<string>checkin</string>
-			<string>-n</string>
-			<string>all</string>
+			<string>/sbin/netclient</string>
+			<string>daemon</string>
 		</array>
 	<key>StandardOutPath</key><string>/etc/netclient/com.gravitl.netclient.log</string>
 	<key>StandardErrorPath</key><string>/etc/netclient/com.gravitl.netclient.log</string>
diff --git a/netclient/daemon/systemd.go b/netclient/daemon/systemd.go
index 015f4626..6b1ecc4a 100644
--- a/netclient/daemon/systemd.go
+++ b/netclient/daemon/systemd.go
@@ -29,12 +29,10 @@ func SetupSystemDDaemon(interval string) error {
 		log.Println("couldnt find or create /etc/netclient")
 		return err
 	}
-
-	if !ncutils.FileExists("/usr/local/bin/netclient") {
-		os.Symlink("/etc/netclient/netclient", "/usr/local/bin/netclient")
-	}
-	if !ncutils.FileExists("/etc/netclient/netclient") {
-		err = ncutils.Copy(binarypath, "/etc/netclient/netclient")
+	//install binary
+	//should check if the existing binary is the corect version -- for now only copy if file doesn't exist
+	if !ncutils.FileExists("/usr/sbin/netclient") {
+		err = ncutils.Copy(binarypath, "/usr/sbin/netclient")
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Println(err)
 			return err
@@ -42,36 +40,17 @@ func SetupSystemDDaemon(interval string) error {
 	}
 
 	systemservice := `[Unit]
-Description=Network Check
-Wants=netclient.timer
+Description=Netclient message queue
 
 [Service]
 Type=simple
-ExecStart=/etc/netclient/netclient checkin -n all
+ExecStart=/usr/sbin/netclient daemon
 
 [Install]
 WantedBy=multi-user.target
-`
-
-	systemtimer := `[Unit]
-Description=Calls the Netmaker Mesh Client Service
-Requires=netclient.service
-
-[Timer]
-Unit=netclient.service
-
-`
-	systemtimer = systemtimer + "OnCalendar=*:*:0/" + interval
-
-	systemtimer = systemtimer +
-		`
-
-[Install]
-WantedBy=timers.target
 `
 
 	servicebytes := []byte(systemservice)
-	timerbytes := []byte(systemtimer)
 
 	if !ncutils.FileExists("/etc/systemd/system/netclient.service") {
 		err = os.WriteFile("/etc/systemd/system/netclient.service", servicebytes, 0644)
@@ -80,25 +59,17 @@ WantedBy=timers.target
 			return err
 		}
 	}
-
-	if !ncutils.FileExists("/etc/systemd/system/netclient.timer") {
-		err = os.WriteFile("/etc/systemd/system/netclient.timer", timerbytes, 0644)
-		if err != nil {
-			log.Println(err)
-			return err
-		}
-	}
-
 	_, _ = ncutils.RunCmd("systemctl enable netclient.service", true)
 	_, _ = ncutils.RunCmd("systemctl daemon-reload", true)
-	_, _ = ncutils.RunCmd("systemctl enable netclient.timer", true)
-	_, _ = ncutils.RunCmd("systemctl start netclient.timer", true)
+	_, _ = ncutils.RunCmd("systemctl start netclient.server", true)
 	return nil
 }
 
 func CleanupLinux() {
-	err := os.RemoveAll(ncutils.GetNetclientPath())
-	if err != nil {
+	if err := os.RemoveAll(ncutils.GetNetclientPath()); err != nil {
+		ncutils.PrintLog("Removing netclient configs: "+err.Error(), 1)
+	}
+	if err := os.Remove("/usr/sbin/netclient"); err != nil {
 		ncutils.PrintLog("Removing netclient binary: "+err.Error(), 1)
 	}
 }