diff --git a/debian/aptly-api.default b/debian/aptly-api.default
index a407ec52..abb803a9 100644
--- a/debian/aptly-api.default
+++ b/debian/aptly-api.default
@@ -1,2 +1,11 @@
-# Default settings for aptly-api
+# Default settings for aptly-api systemd service
+
+# bind to host:port
 LISTEN_ADDRESS='localhost:8080'
+
+# aptly options:
+#   -no-lock        allow aptly commands in parallel with api service (no global database lock, but lock per request)
+
+APTLY_OPTIONS="-no-lock"
+
+
diff --git a/debian/aptly-api.service b/debian/aptly-api.service
index 5e447ace..16d6383c 100644
--- a/debian/aptly-api.service
+++ b/debian/aptly-api.service
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ Group=aptly-api
 Environment=TERM=dumb
 WorkingDirectory=~
 EnvironmentFile=/etc/default/aptly-api
-ExecStart=/usr/bin/aptly api serve -config=/etc/aptly.conf -no-lock -listen=${LISTEN_ADDRESS}
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/aptly api serve -config=/etc/aptly.conf ${APTLY_OPTIONS} -listen=${LISTEN_ADDRESS}
+LimitNOFILE=32768
 
 [Install]
 WantedBy=multi-user.target
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index c2175a4b..c72b5d82 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -89,7 +89,6 @@ Package: aptly
 Architecture: any
 Depends: ${misc:Depends}, ${shlibs:Depends}, bzip2, xz-utils, adduser, gpg (>= 2.2.12)
 Suggests: graphviz
-Conflicts: gnupg1, gpgv1
 Built-Using: ${misc:Static-Built-Using}, ${misc:Built-Using}
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