diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 0d3b1ca..c05ac49 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -39,6 +39,21 @@ async fn main() -> Result<()> {
         .await?,
     );
 
+    match sdnotify::SdNotify::from_env() {
+        Ok(ref mut n) => {
+            n.notify_ready().map_err(|why| {
+                error!("can't signal readiness to systemd: {}", why);
+                why
+            })?;
+            n.set_status(format!("hosting {} posts", state.clone().everything.len()))
+                .map_err(|why| {
+                    error!("can't signal status to systemd: {}", why);
+                    why
+                })?;
+        }
+        Err(why) => error!("not running under systemd with Type=notify: {}", why),
+    }
+
     let healthcheck = warp::get().and(warp::path(".within").and(warp::path("health")).map(|| "OK"));
 
     let base = warp::path!("blog" / ..);
@@ -164,12 +179,6 @@ async fn main() -> Result<()> {
         .with(warp::log(APPLICATION_NAME))
         .recover(handlers::rejection);
 
-    if let Ok(ref mut n) = sdnotify::SdNotify::from_env() {
-        let _ = n
-            .notify_ready()
-            .map_err(|why| error!("can't signal readiness to systemd: {}", why));
-    }
-
     warp::serve(site)
         .run((
             [0, 0, 0, 0],