diff --git a/advanced/Templates/pihole-FTL.service b/advanced/Templates/pihole-FTL.service
index ecc7a52a..266ecd3e 100644
--- a/advanced/Templates/pihole-FTL.service
+++ b/advanced/Templates/pihole-FTL.service
@@ -34,9 +34,13 @@ start() {
     chown pihole:pihole /var/log/pihole-FTL.log /run/pihole-FTL.pid /run/pihole-FTL.port
     chown pihole:pihole /etc/pihole /etc/pihole/dhcp.leases /var/log/pihole.log
     chmod 0644 /var/log/pihole-FTL.log /run/pihole-FTL.pid /run/pihole-FTL.port /var/log/pihole.log
-    setcap CAP_NET_BIND_SERVICE,CAP_NET_RAW,CAP_NET_ADMIN+eip "$(which pihole-FTL)"
     echo "nameserver 127.0.0.1" | /sbin/resolvconf -a lo.piholeFTL
-    su -s /bin/sh -c "/usr/bin/pihole-FTL" "$FTLUSER"
+    if setcap CAP_NET_BIND_SERVICE,CAP_NET_RAW,CAP_NET_ADMIN+eip "$(which pihole-FTL)"; then
+      su -s /bin/sh -c "/usr/bin/pihole-FTL" "$FTLUSER"
+    else
+      echo "Warning: Starting pihole-FTL as root because setting capabilities is not supported on this system"
+      pihole-FTL
+    fi
     echo
   fi
 }
@@ -78,7 +82,7 @@ status() {
     echo "[    ] pihole-FTL is not running"
     exit 1
   fi
-}  
+}
 
 
 ### main logic ###