diff --git a/data/upg-notifier-autostart.desktop b/data/upg-notifier-autostart.desktop
deleted file mode 100644
index 997a097..0000000
--- a/data/upg-notifier-autostart.desktop
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-[Desktop Entry]
-Exec=/usr/libexec/lubuntu-update-notifier/lubuntu-upg-notifier.sh
-NoDisplay=true
-Name=upgNotifier
-Icon=system-software-update
-Type=Application
-Version=0.1
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 6cef306..6dfdafb 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+lubuntu-update-notifier (0.6.0) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
+
+  * Rough, initial migration to systemd units.
+
+ -- Simon Quigley <tsimonq2@ubuntu.com>  Thu, 05 Oct 2023 11:10:04 -0500
+
 lubuntu-update-notifier (0.5.4) lunar; urgency=medium
 
   * Disconnect the status_changed() function from the status-changed signal in
diff --git a/debian/lubuntu-update-notifier.install b/debian/lubuntu-update-notifier.install
deleted file mode 100644
index 052c795..0000000
--- a/debian/lubuntu-update-notifier.install
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-#data/upg-apply.desktop usr/share/applications
-data/upg-notifier-autostart.desktop etc/xdg/autostart
diff --git a/debian/lubuntu-update-notifier.user.service b/debian/lubuntu-update-notifier.user.service
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c222408
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/lubuntu-update-notifier.user.service
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=Lubuntu Update Notifier
+Wants=update-notifier-download.timer
+
+[Service]
+Type=oneshot
+ExecStart=/usr/libexec/lubuntu-update-notifier/lubuntu-upg-notifier.sh
diff --git a/debian/lubuntu-update-notifier.user.timer b/debian/lubuntu-update-notifier.user.timer
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..791b19d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/lubuntu-update-notifier.user.timer
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=Lubuntu Update Notifier
+Requires=lubuntu-update-notifier.service
+
+[Timer]
+Unit=lubuntu-update-notifier.service
+OnCalendar=*-*-* *:00:00
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=timers.target
diff --git a/lubuntu-upg-notifier.sh b/lubuntu-upg-notifier.sh
index 62b7fa9..674f979 100755
--- a/lubuntu-upg-notifier.sh
+++ b/lubuntu-upg-notifier.sh
@@ -33,5 +33,4 @@ while true;
         done
         IFS=$oldIFS
         /usr/libexec/lubuntu-update-notifier/lubuntu-notifier.py -u $UPG -s $SEC -p /usr/bin/lubuntu-upgrader
-        sleep 86400
 done;