diff --git a/backend/vm-bench-backend.service b/backend/vm-bench-backend.service
index d0e6a41..571b2c1 100644
--- a/backend/vm-bench-backend.service
+++ b/backend/vm-bench-backend.service
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ After=network.target
 Type=simple
 User=root
 WorkingDirectory=/mnt/pve/host-shared/converter/backend
-ExecStart=/mnt/pve/host-shared/converter/venv/bin/python /mnt/pve/host-shared/converter/backend/app.py
+Environment=PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE=1
+ExecStart=/mnt/pve/host-shared/converter/venv/bin/python -B /mnt/pve/host-shared/converter/backend/app.py
 Restart=always
 RestartSec=5
 StandardOutput=append:/mnt/pve/host-shared/converter/logs/vm-bench-backend.log