diff --git a/install/papra-install.sh b/install/papra-install.sh
index 7a5134881..536aff9f1 100644
--- a/install/papra-install.sh
+++ b/install/papra-install.sh
@@ -93,9 +93,13 @@ RestartSec=10
 WantedBy=multi-user.target
 EOF
 
-systemctl enable -q --now papra
+systemctl enable -q papra
+if ! systemctl start papra; then
+  msg_warn "Service failed to start, checking logs..."
+  journalctl -u papra --no-pager -n 20 || true
+fi
 echo "${RELEASE}" >/opt/Papra_version.txt
-msg_ok "Created and Started Papra Service"
+msg_ok "Created Papra Service"
 
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