diff --git a/services/truncated_cube_lamp.service b/services/truncated_cube_lamp.service
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8d9bffc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/truncated_cube_lamp.service
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=Starts the truncated_cube_lamp application
+
+[Service]
+Restart=on-abnormal
+
+# hardcoded paths :shrug:
+ExecStart=/home/ubuntu/truncated-cube-lamp/build/src/truncated_cube_lamp
+WorkingDirectory=/home/ubuntu/truncated-cube-lamp/build
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target
diff --git a/src/animation_runner/animation_runner.cpp b/src/animation_runner/animation_runner.cpp
index 649fad0..a8311b6 100644
--- a/src/animation_runner/animation_runner.cpp
+++ b/src/animation_runner/animation_runner.cpp
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <utility>
 
-Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(AnimationRunnerLog, "animation.runner", QtDebugMsg)
+Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(AnimationRunnerLog, "animation.runner", QtInfoMsg)
 
 namespace {
 constexpr int kMinimumFrameIntervalMS = 16;  // for max 60 fps