diff --git a/system/options.nix b/system/options.nix
index 5e0c6add507..df77eeb1a34 100644
--- a/system/options.nix
+++ b/system/options.nix
@@ -425,6 +425,7 @@ in
     (import ../upstart-jobs/swap.nix)
     (import ../upstart-jobs/network-interfaces.nix)
     (import ../upstart-jobs/nscd.nix) # Name service cache daemon.
+    (import ../upstart-jobs/maintenance-shell.nix) # Handles the maintenance/stalled event (single-user shell).
 
     # security
     (import ../system/sudo.nix)
diff --git a/upstart-jobs/default.nix b/upstart-jobs/default.nix
index d7b6317b91b..9aaa3e38f82 100644
--- a/upstart-jobs/default.nix
+++ b/upstart-jobs/default.nix
@@ -71,11 +71,6 @@ let
   jobs = map makeJob
     ([
     
-    # Handles the maintenance/stalled event (single-user shell).
-    (import ../upstart-jobs/maintenance-shell.nix {
-      inherit (pkgs) bash;
-    })
-
     # Ctrl-alt-delete action.
     (import ../upstart-jobs/ctrl-alt-delete.nix)
 
diff --git a/upstart-jobs/maintenance-shell.nix b/upstart-jobs/maintenance-shell.nix
index 9e2acdaa0f5..8481f4283f5 100644
--- a/upstart-jobs/maintenance-shell.nix
+++ b/upstart-jobs/maintenance-shell.nix
@@ -1,19 +1,24 @@
-{bash}:
+{pkgs, config, ...}:
+
+###### implementation
 
 {
-  name = "maintenance-shell";
-  
-  job = "
-start on maintenance
-start on stalled
-
-script
-    exec < /dev/tty1 > /dev/tty1 2>&1
-    echo \"\"
-    echo \"<<< MAINTENANCE SHELL >>>\"
-    echo \"\"
-    exec ${bash}/bin/sh
-end script
-  ";
-  
+  services = {
+    extraJobs = [{
+      name = "maintenance-shell";
+      
+      job = ''
+          start on maintenance
+          start on stalled
+          
+          script
+              exec < /dev/tty1 > /dev/tty1 2>&1
+              echo \"\"
+              echo \"<<< MAINTENANCE SHELL >>>\"
+              echo \"\"
+              exec ${pkgs.bash}/bin/sh
+          end script
+      '';
+  }];
+  };
 }