diff --git a/files/borgmatic.service b/files/borgmatic.service
index 92cda0a..38057ce 100644
--- a/files/borgmatic.service
+++ b/files/borgmatic.service
@@ -2,9 +2,15 @@
 Description=Backup with borgmatic
 
 [Service]
+# Lower CPU and I/O priority.
 Nice=19
-IOSchedulingClass=idle
+CPUSchedulingPolicy=batch
+IOSchedulingClass=best-effort
+IOSchedulingPriority=7
+IOWeight=100
+
 KillSignal=SIGINT
+
 ExecStart=/usr/bin/borgmatic --stats
 
 [Install]