diff --git a/modules/services/mail/spamassassin.nix b/modules/services/mail/spamassassin.nix
index 9b387eb940f..ecbb5dc3105 100644
--- a/modules/services/mail/spamassassin.nix
+++ b/modules/services/mail/spamassassin.nix
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ in
       description = "Spam Assassin Server";
       startOn = "started networking and filesystem";
       environment.TZ = config.time.timeZone;
-      exec = "${pkgs.spamassassin}/bin/spamd -C /etc/spamassassin/init.pre --siteconfigpath=/etc/spamassassin --username=spamd --pidfile=/var/run/spamd.pid";
+      exec = "${pkgs.spamassassin}/bin/spamd -D --username=spamd --pidfile=/var/run/spamd.pid";
     };
 
   };