diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/networking/solanum.nix b/nixos/modules/services/networking/solanum.nix
index 989621b204c..dc066a24549 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/networking/solanum.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/networking/solanum.nix
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 let
   inherit (lib) mkEnableOption mkIf mkOption types;
-  inherit (pkgs) solanum;
+  inherit (pkgs) solanum util-linux;
   cfg = config.services.solanum;
 
   configFile = pkgs.writeText "solanum.conf" cfg.config;
@@ -78,15 +78,20 @@ in
 
   config = mkIf cfg.enable (lib.mkMerge [
     {
+
+      environment.etc."solanum/ircd.conf".source = configFile;
+
       systemd.services.solanum = {
         description = "Solanum IRC daemon";
         after = [ "network.target" ];
         wantedBy = [ "multi-user.target" ];
-        environment = {
-          BANDB_DBPATH = "/var/lib/solanum/ban.db";
-        };
+        reloadIfChanged = true;
+        restartTriggers = [
+          configFile
+        ];
         serviceConfig = {
-          ExecStart   = "${solanum}/bin/solanum -foreground -logfile /dev/stdout -configfile ${configFile} -pidfile /run/solanum/ircd.pid";
+          ExecStart = "${solanum}/bin/solanum -foreground -logfile /dev/stdout -configfile /etc/solanum/ircd.conf -pidfile /run/solanum/ircd.pid";
+          ExecReload = "${util-linux}/bin/kill -HUP $MAINPID";
           DynamicUser = true;
           User = "solanum";
           StateDirectory = "solanum";
diff --git a/pkgs/servers/irc/solanum/bandb.patch b/pkgs/servers/irc/solanum/bandb.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 7d204398b99..00000000000
--- a/pkgs/servers/irc/solanum/bandb.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-diff --git a/ircd/bandbi.c b/ircd/bandbi.c
-index 29a3bfa2..16a40f17 100644
---- a/ircd/bandbi.c
-+++ b/ircd/bandbi.c
-@@ -83,7 +83,6 @@ start_bandb(void)
- 	const char *suffix = "";
- #endif
- 
--	rb_setenv("BANDB_DBPATH", ircd_paths[IRCD_PATH_BANDB], 1);
- 	if(bandb_path == NULL)
- 	{
- 		snprintf(fullpath, sizeof(fullpath), "%s%cbandb%s", ircd_paths[IRCD_PATH_LIBEXEC], RB_PATH_SEPARATOR, suffix);
diff --git a/pkgs/servers/irc/solanum/default.nix b/pkgs/servers/irc/solanum/default.nix
index 2fa85072854..d5e70799cf5 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/irc/solanum/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/irc/solanum/default.nix
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   patches = [
     ./dont-create-logdir.patch
-    ./bandb.patch # https://github.com/solanum-ircd/solanum/issues/156
   ];
 
   postPatch = ''
@@ -62,7 +61,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "An IRCd for unified networks";
     homepage = "https://github.com/solanum-ircd/solanum";
-    license = licenses.gpl2Only;
+    license = licenses.gpl2Plus;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ hexa ];
     platforms = platforms.unix;
   };