diff --git a/deploy/baton.service b/deploy/baton.service
index 141d6b6..ec8be1f 100644
--- a/deploy/baton.service
+++ b/deploy/baton.service
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ Type=simple
 User=www-data
 WorkingDirectory=/opt/baton
 EnvironmentFile=/opt/baton/.env
+ExecStartPre=/opt/baton/venv/bin/pip install -r /opt/baton/requirements.txt -q
 ExecStart=/opt/baton/venv/bin/uvicorn backend.main:app --host 127.0.0.1 --port 8000
 Restart=on-failure
 RestartSec=5s