diff --git a/Formula/blazegraph.rb b/Formula/blazegraph.rb
index 27f8c7a5097..10b35e239a3 100644
--- a/Formula/blazegraph.rb
+++ b/Formula/blazegraph.rb
@@ -23,10 +23,9 @@ class Blazegraph < Formula
     bin.write_jar_script libexec/"blazegraph.jar", "blazegraph", java_version: "1.8"
   end
 
-  plist_options startup: "true"
-
   service do
     run opt_bin/"blazegraph"
+    require_root true
     working_dir opt_prefix
   end