diff --git a/bin/ncp-update-nc b/bin/ncp-update-nc
index 4ae12989e..347868089 100755
--- a/bin/ncp-update-nc
+++ b/bin/ncp-update-nc
@@ -53,7 +53,8 @@ then
 fi
 
 systemctl reset-failed ncp-update-nc 2>/dev/null ||:
-systemd-run -u 'ncp-update-nc' bash -c "set -o pipefail; DBG='${DBG:-}' /usr/local/bin/ncp-update-nc.d/update-nc.sh '${VER}' |& tee /var/log/ncp-update-nc.log"
+systemd-run -u 'ncp-update-nc' --service-type=oneshot --no-block -p TimeoutStartSec="24h" -p TimeoutStopSec="1h" \
+  bash -c "set -o pipefail; DBG='${DBG:-}' /usr/local/bin/ncp-update-nc.d/update-nc.sh '${VER}' |& tee /var/log/ncp-update-nc.log"
 sleep 1
 
 if ! [[ "$(systemctl is-active ncp-update-nc ||:)" =~ ^(active|inactive|activating|deactivating)$ ]]