diff --git a/docs/_docs/user-guide/imix.md b/docs/_docs/user-guide/imix.md
index c1a8c30d..1bab59e6 100644
--- a/docs/_docs/user-guide/imix.md
+++ b/docs/_docs/user-guide/imix.md
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ rustup target add x86_64-unknown-linux-musl
 sudo apt update
 sudo apt install musl-tools
 cd realm/implants/imix/
-RUSTFLAGS="-C target-feature=+crt-static" cargo build --release --target=x86_64-unknown-linux-musl
+RUSTFLAGS="-C target-feature=+crt-static" cargo build --release --bin imix --target=x86_64-unknown-linux-musl
 ```
 
 ### MacOS
diff --git a/implants/imix/src/lib.rs b/implants/imix/src/lib.rs
index 9de3c4e1..26afb9aa 100644
--- a/implants/imix/src/lib.rs
+++ b/implants/imix/src/lib.rs
@@ -6,22 +6,11 @@ mod install;
 mod run;
 mod task;
 mod version;
-#[cfg(feature = "win_service")]
-pub mod win_service;
 
 #[tokio::main(flavor = "multi_thread", worker_threads = 128)]
 pub async fn lib_entry() {
     #[cfg(debug_assertions)]
     run::init_logging();
 
-    #[cfg(feature = "win_service")]
-    match windows_service::service_dispatcher::start("imix", ffi_service_main) {
-        Ok(_) => {}
-        Err(_err) => {
-            #[cfg(debug_assertions)]
-            log::error!("Failed to start service (running as exe?): {_err}");
-        }
-    }
-
     run::handle_main().await
 }
diff --git a/implants/imix/src/main.rs b/implants/imix/src/main.rs
index 501e3c2a..c964842d 100644
--- a/implants/imix/src/main.rs
+++ b/implants/imix/src/main.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 #[cfg(all(feature = "win_service", windows))]
 #[macro_use]
 extern crate windows_service;
+#[cfg(all(feature = "win_service", windows))]
+mod win_service;
 
 mod agent;
 mod config;
@@ -43,6 +45,6 @@ define_windows_service!(ffi_service_main, service_main);
 #[cfg(feature = "win_service")]
 #[tokio::main(flavor = "multi_thread", worker_threads = 128)]
 async fn service_main(arguments: Vec<std::ffi::OsString>) {
-    imix::win_service::handle_service_main(arguments);
+    crate::win_service::handle_service_main(arguments);
     handle_main().await;
 }