diff --git a/data/tallow.service.in b/data/tallow.service.in
index 458882c..290d7a6 100644
--- a/data/tallow.service.in
+++ b/data/tallow.service.in
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ Description=Tallow Service
 ExecStart=@prefix@/sbin/tallow
 Restart=always
 RestartSec=3
+Nice=10
 
 [Install]
 WantedBy=network.target