diff --git a/0001-service-file-braces.patch b/0001-service-file-braces.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8afd1d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/0001-service-file-braces.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,120 @@
+From: Michal Ruprich <mruprich@redhat.com>
+diff --git a/redhat/bgpd.service b/redhat/bgpd.service
+index a50bfff..2eda1b8 100644
+--- a/redhat/bgpd.service
++++ b/redhat/bgpd.service
+@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ Documentation=man:bgpd
+ Type=forking
+ EnvironmentFile=/etc/sysconfig/quagga
+ ExecStartPre=-/bin/chmod -f 640 /etc/quagga/bgpd.conf
+-ExecStartPre=-/bin/chown -f $QUAGGA_USER:$QUAGGA_GROUP /etc/quagga/bgpd.conf
++ExecStartPre=-/bin/chown -f ${QUAGGA_USER}:${QUAGGA_GROUP} /etc/quagga/bgpd.conf
+ ExecStart=/usr/sbin/bgpd -d $BGPD_OPTS -f /etc/quagga/bgpd.conf
+ Restart=on-abort
+ 
+diff --git a/redhat/isisd.service b/redhat/isisd.service
+index 93663aa..db33281 100644
+--- a/redhat/isisd.service
++++ b/redhat/isisd.service
+@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ Documentation=man:isisd
+ Type=forking
+ EnvironmentFile=/etc/sysconfig/quagga
+ ExecStartPre=-/bin/chmod -f 640 /etc/quagga/isisd.conf
+-ExecStartPre=-/bin/chown -f $QUAGGA_USER:$QUAGGA_GROUP /etc/quagga/isisd.conf
++ExecStartPre=-/bin/chown -f ${QUAGGA_USER}:${QUAGGA_GROUP} /etc/quagga/isisd.conf
+ ExecStart=/usr/sbin/isisd -d $ISISD_OPTS -f /etc/quagga/isisd.conf
+ Restart=on-abort
+ 
+diff --git a/redhat/nhrpd.service b/redhat/nhrpd.service
+index 5b4120d..043c220 100644
+--- a/redhat/nhrpd.service
++++ b/redhat/nhrpd.service
+@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ Documentation=man:nhrpd
+ Type=forking
+ EnvironmentFile=/etc/sysconfig/quagga
+ ExecStartPre=-/bin/chmod -f 640 /etc/quagga/nhrpd.conf
+-ExecStartPre=-/bin/chown -f $QUAGGA_USER:$QUAGGA_GROUP /etc/quagga/nhrpd.conf
++ExecStartPre=-/bin/chown -f ${QUAGGA_USER}:${QUAGGA_GROUP} /etc/quagga/nhrpd.conf
+ ExecStart=/usr/sbin/nhrpd -d $NHRPD_OPTS -f /etc/quagga/nhrpdd.conf
+ Restart=on-abort
+ 
+diff --git a/redhat/ospf6d.service b/redhat/ospf6d.service
+index 3c1c978..a0d6223 100644
+--- a/redhat/ospf6d.service
++++ b/redhat/ospf6d.service
+@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ Documentation=man:ospf6d
+ Type=forking
+ EnvironmentFile=/etc/sysconfig/quagga
+ ExecStartPre=-/bin/chmod -f 640 /etc/quagga/ospf6d.conf
+-ExecStartPre=-/bin/chown -f $QUAGGA_USER:$QUAGGA_GROUP /etc/quagga/ospf6d.conf
++ExecStartPre=-/bin/chown -f ${QUAGGA_USER}:${QUAGGA_GROUP} /etc/quagga/ospf6d.conf
+ ExecStart=/usr/sbin/ospf6d -d $OSPF6D_OPTS -f /etc/quagga/ospf6d.conf
+ Restart=on-abort
+ 
+diff --git a/redhat/ospfd.service b/redhat/ospfd.service
+index 0084b6c..ffc048a 100644
+--- a/redhat/ospfd.service
++++ b/redhat/ospfd.service
+@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ Documentation=man:ospfd
+ Type=forking
+ EnvironmentFile=/etc/sysconfig/quagga
+ ExecStartPre=-/bin/chmod -f 640 /etc/quagga/ospfd.conf
+-ExecStartPre=-/bin/chown -f $QUAGGA_USER:$QUAGGA_GROUP /etc/quagga/ospfd.conf
++ExecStartPre=-/bin/chown -f ${QUAGGA_USER}:${QUAGGA_GROUP} /etc/quagga/ospfd.conf
+ ExecStart=/usr/sbin/ospfd -d $OSPFD_OPTS -f /etc/quagga/ospfd.conf
+ Restart=on-abort
+ 
+diff --git a/redhat/pimd.service b/redhat/pimd.service
+index 1916846..ae30f16 100644
+--- a/redhat/pimd.service
++++ b/redhat/pimd.service
+@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ Documentation=man:pimd
+ Type=forking
+ EnvironmentFile=/etc/sysconfig/quagga
+ ExecStartPre=-/bin/chmod -f 640 /etc/quagga/pimd.conf
+-ExecStartPre=-/bin/chown -f $QUAGGA_USER:$QUAGGA_GROUP /etc/quagga/pimd.conf
++ExecStartPre=-/bin/chown -f ${QUAGGA_USER}:${QUAGGA_GROUP} /etc/quagga/pimd.conf
+ ExecStart=/usr/sbin/pimd -d $PIMD_OPTS -f /etc/quagga/pimd.conf
+ Restart=on-abort
+ 
+diff --git a/redhat/ripd.service b/redhat/ripd.service
+index 103b5a9..56e885a 100644
+--- a/redhat/ripd.service
++++ b/redhat/ripd.service
+@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ Documentation=man:ripd
+ Type=forking
+ EnvironmentFile=/etc/sysconfig/quagga
+ ExecStartPre=-/bin/chmod -f 640 /etc/quagga/ripd.conf
+-ExecStartPre=-/bin/chown -f $QUAGGA_USER:$QUAGGA_GROUP /etc/quagga/ripd.conf
++ExecStartPre=-/bin/chown -f ${QUAGGA_USER}:${QUAGGA_GROUP} /etc/quagga/ripd.conf
+ ExecStart=/usr/sbin/ripd -d $RIPD_OPTS -f /etc/quagga/ripd.conf
+ Restart=on-abort
+ 
+diff --git a/redhat/ripngd.service b/redhat/ripngd.service
+index 6fe6ba8..c0defa0 100644
+--- a/redhat/ripngd.service
++++ b/redhat/ripngd.service
+@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ Documentation=man:ripngd
+ Type=forking
+ EnvironmentFile=/etc/sysconfig/quagga
+ ExecStartPre=-/bin/chmod -f 640 /etc/quagga/ripngd.conf
+-ExecStartPre=-/bin/chown -f $QUAGGA_USER:$QUAGGA_GROUP /etc/quagga/ripngd.conf
++ExecStartPre=-/bin/chown -f ${QUAGGA_USER}:${QUAGGA_GROUP} /etc/quagga/ripngd.conf
+ ExecStart=/usr/sbin/ripngd -d $RIPNGD_OPTS -f /etc/quagga/ripngd.conf
+ Restart=on-abort
+ 
+diff --git a/redhat/zebra.service b/redhat/zebra.service
+index fa5a004..d4ba5ea 100644
+--- a/redhat/zebra.service
++++ b/redhat/zebra.service
+@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ Type=forking
+ EnvironmentFile=-/etc/sysconfig/quagga
+ ExecStartPre=/sbin/ip route flush proto zebra
+ ExecStartPre=-/bin/chmod -f 640 /etc/quagga/vtysh.conf /etc/quagga/zebra.conf
+-ExecStartPre=-/bin/chown -f $QUAGGA_USER:$QUAGGA_GROUP /run/quagga /etc/quagga/zebra.conf
+-ExecStartPre=-/bin/chown -f ${QUAGGA_USER}${VTY_GROUP:+":$VTY_GROUP"} quaggavty /etc/quagga/vtysh.conf
++ExecStartPre=-/bin/chown -f ${QUAGGA_USER}:${QUAGGA_GROUP} /run/quagga /etc/quagga/zebra.conf
++ExecStartPre=-/bin/sh -c '/bin/chown -f ${QUAGGA_USER}${VTY_GROUP:+":$VTY_GROUP"} /etc/quagga/vtysh.conf'
+ ExecStart=/usr/sbin/zebra -d $ZEBRA_OPTS -f /etc/quagga/zebra.conf
+ Restart=on-abort
+ 
diff --git a/quagga.spec b/quagga.spec
index 9c922e3..290d8be 100644
--- a/quagga.spec
+++ b/quagga.spec
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 Name: quagga
 Version: 1.2.4
-Release: 3%{?dist}
+Release: 4%{?dist}
 Summary: Routing daemon
 License: GPLv2+
 Group: System Environment/Daemons
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ Requires(postun): systemd
 Provides: routingdaemon = %{version}-%{release}
 Obsoletes: quagga-sysvinit
 
+Patch0001: 0001-service-file-braces.patch
+
 %define __perl_requires %{SOURCE1}
 
 %description
@@ -223,6 +225,9 @@ fi
 %{_includedir}/quagga/ospfd/*.h
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Dec 10 2018 Michal Ruprich <mruprich@redhat.com> - 1.2.4-4
+- Resolves: #1611589 - Need to use {} around the environment variables in unit files
+
 * Wed Jul 25 2018 Michal Ruprich <mruprich@redhat.com> - 1.2.4-3
 - Removing tetex from dependencies
 - Adding gcc to BuildRequires