diff --git a/deploy/systemd/genarrative-external-generation-controller.service b/deploy/systemd/genarrative-external-generation-controller.service
index 5f54bda4..d6daf273 100644
--- a/deploy/systemd/genarrative-external-generation-controller.service
+++ b/deploy/systemd/genarrative-external-generation-controller.service
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ Type=simple
 WorkingDirectory=/opt/genarrative/current
 EnvironmentFile=/etc/genarrative/api-server.env
 EnvironmentFile=-/etc/genarrative/external-generation-controller.env
+Environment="LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/opt/genarrative/openssl-3.2.0/lib64:/opt/genarrative/openssl-3.2.0/lib"
 ExecStart=/usr/bin/env GENARRATIVE_PROCESS_ROLE=external-generation-controller GENARRATIVE_TRACKING_OUTBOX_DIR=/var/lib/genarrative/tracking-outbox/controller OTEL_SERVICE_NAME=genarrative-external-generation-controller /opt/genarrative/current/api-server
 Restart=always
 RestartSec=5
diff --git a/deploy/systemd/genarrative-external-generation-worker@.service b/deploy/systemd/genarrative-external-generation-worker@.service
index 815dba40..ee4a71e8 100644
--- a/deploy/systemd/genarrative-external-generation-worker@.service
+++ b/deploy/systemd/genarrative-external-generation-worker@.service
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ Group=genarrative
 WorkingDirectory=/opt/genarrative/current
 EnvironmentFile=/etc/genarrative/api-server.env
 EnvironmentFile=-/etc/genarrative/external-generation-worker.env
+Environment="LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/opt/genarrative/openssl-3.2.0/lib64:/opt/genarrative/openssl-3.2.0/lib"
 ExecStart=/usr/bin/env GENARRATIVE_PROCESS_ROLE=external-generation-worker GENARRATIVE_EXTERNAL_GENERATION_WORKER_ID=%H-%i GENARRATIVE_TRACKING_OUTBOX_DIR=/var/lib/genarrative/tracking-outbox/%H-%i OTEL_SERVICE_NAME=genarrative-external-generation-worker /opt/genarrative/current/api-server
 Restart=always
 RestartSec=5