diff --git a/src/network/networkd.c b/src/network/networkd.c
index 4fa5533c60..fcecafe083 100644
--- a/src/network/networkd.c
+++ b/src/network/networkd.c
@@ -4,13 +4,16 @@
 #include "sd-event.h"
 
 #include "capability-util.h"
+#include "daemon-util.h"
+#include "main-func.h"
 #include "mkdir.h"
 #include "networkd-conf.h"
 #include "networkd-manager.h"
 #include "signal-util.h"
 #include "user-util.h"
 
-int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
+static int run(int argc, char *argv[]) {
+        _cleanup_(notify_on_cleanup) const char *notify_message = NULL;
         _cleanup_(manager_freep) Manager *m = NULL;
         const char *user = "systemd-network";
         uid_t uid;
@@ -21,17 +24,12 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 
         umask(0022);
 
-        if (argc != 1) {
-                log_error("This program takes no arguments.");
-                r = -EINVAL;
-                goto out;
-        }
+        if (argc != 1)
+                return log_error_errno(SYNTHETIC_ERRNO(EINVAL), "This program takes no arguments.");
 
         r = get_user_creds(&user, &uid, &gid, NULL, NULL, 0);
-        if (r < 0) {
-                log_error_errno(r, "Cannot resolve user name %s: %m", user);
-                goto out;
-        }
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_error_errno(r, "Cannot resolve user name %s: %m", user);
 
         /* Create runtime directory. This is not necessary when networkd is
          * started with "RuntimeDirectory=systemd/netif", or after
@@ -49,7 +47,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
                                     (1ULL << CAP_NET_BROADCAST) |
                                     (1ULL << CAP_NET_RAW));
                 if (r < 0)
-                        goto out;
+                        return log_error_errno(r, "Failed to drop privileges: %m");
         }
 
         /* Always create the directories people can create inotify watches in.
@@ -70,72 +68,50 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
         assert_se(sigprocmask_many(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, SIGTERM, SIGINT, -1) >= 0);
 
         r = manager_new(&m);
-        if (r < 0) {
-                log_error_errno(r, "Could not create manager: %m");
-                goto out;
-        }
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_error_errno(r, "Could not create manager: %m");
 
         r = manager_connect_bus(m);
-        if (r < 0) {
-                log_error_errno(r, "Could not connect to bus: %m");
-                goto out;
-        }
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_error_errno(r, "Could not connect to bus: %m");
 
         r = manager_parse_config_file(m);
         if (r < 0)
                 log_warning_errno(r, "Failed to parse configuration file: %m");
 
         r = manager_load_config(m);
-        if (r < 0) {
-                log_error_errno(r, "Could not load configuration files: %m");
-                goto out;
-        }
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_error_errno(r, "Could not load configuration files: %m");
 
         r = manager_rtnl_enumerate_links(m);
-        if (r < 0) {
-                log_error_errno(r, "Could not enumerate links: %m");
-                goto out;
-        }
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_error_errno(r, "Could not enumerate links: %m");
 
         r = manager_rtnl_enumerate_addresses(m);
-        if (r < 0) {
-                log_error_errno(r, "Could not enumerate addresses: %m");
-                goto out;
-        }
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_error_errno(r, "Could not enumerate addresses: %m");
 
         r = manager_rtnl_enumerate_routes(m);
-        if (r < 0) {
-                log_error_errno(r, "Could not enumerate routes: %m");
-                goto out;
-        }
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_error_errno(r, "Could not enumerate routes: %m");
 
         r = manager_rtnl_enumerate_rules(m);
-        if (r < 0) {
-                log_error_errno(r, "Could not enumerate rules: %m");
-                goto out;
-        }
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_error_errno(r, "Could not enumerate rules: %m");
 
         r = manager_start(m);
-        if (r < 0) {
-                log_error_errno(r, "Could not start manager: %m");
-                goto out;
-        }
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_error_errno(r, "Could not start manager: %m");
 
         log_info("Enumeration completed");
 
-        sd_notify(false,
-                  "READY=1\n"
-                  "STATUS=Processing requests...");
+        notify_message = notify_start(NOTIFY_READY, NOTIFY_STOPPING);
 
         r = sd_event_loop(m->event);
-        if (r < 0) {
-                log_error_errno(r, "Event loop failed: %m");
-                goto out;
-        }
-out:
-        sd_notify(false,
-                  "STOPPING=1\n"
-                  "STATUS=Shutting down...");
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_error_errno(r, "Event loop failed: %m");
 
-        return r < 0 ? EXIT_FAILURE : EXIT_SUCCESS;
+        return 0;
 }
+
+DEFINE_MAIN_FUNCTION(run);