Reproducing the bug on zesty: $ dpkg-query -W systemd systemd 232-21ubuntu5 $ bash test.sh accounts-daemon.service : Tasks: 3 (limit: 4915) acpid.service : Tasks: 1 (limit: 4915) atd.service : Tasks: 1 (limit: 4915) cron.service : Tasks: 1 (limit: 4915) dbus.service : Tasks: 1 (limit: 4915) iscsid.service : Tasks: 2 (limit: 4915) lvm2-lvmetad.service : Tasks: 1 (limit: 4915) lxcfs.service : Tasks: 3 (limit: 4915) polkit.service : Tasks: 3 (limit: 4915) rsyslog.service : Tasks: 4 (limit: 4915) snapd.service : Tasks: 6 (limit: 4915) ssh.service : Tasks: 1 (limit: 4915) systemd-journald.service : Tasks: 1 (limit: 4915) systemd-logind.service : Tasks: 1 (limit: 4915) systemd-networkd.service : Tasks: 1 (limit: 4915) systemd-resolved.service : Tasks: 1 (limit: 4915) systemd-timesyncd.service : Tasks: 2 (limit: 4915) systemd-udevd.service : Tasks: 1 accounts-daemon.service : acpid.service : atd.service : cron.service : dbus.service : iscsid.service : lvm2-lvmetad.service : lxcfs.service : polkit.service : rsyslog.service : snapd.service : ssh.service : systemd-journald.service : systemd-logind.service : systemd-networkd.service : systemd-resolved.service : systemd-timesyncd.service : systemd-udevd.service : accounts-daemon.service : Tasks: 3 (limit: 4915) acpid.service : Tasks: 1 (limit: 4915) atd.service : Tasks: 1 (limit: 4915) cron.service : Tasks: 1 (limit: 4915) dbus.service : Tasks: 1 (limit: 4915) iscsid.service : Tasks: 2 (limit: 4915) lvm2-lvmetad.service : Tasks: 1 (limit: 4915) lxcfs.service : Tasks: 3 (limit: 4915) polkit.service : Tasks: 3 (limit: 4915) rsyslog.service : Tasks: 4 (limit: 4915) snapd.service : Tasks: 6 (limit: 4915) ssh.service : Tasks: 1 (limit: 4915) systemd-journald.service : Tasks: 1 (limit: 4915) systemd-logind.service : Tasks: 1 (limit: 4915) systemd-networkd.service : Tasks: 1 (limit: 4915) systemd-resolved.service : Tasks: 1 (limit: 4915) systemd-timesyncd.service : Tasks: 2 (limit: 4915) systemd-udevd.service : Tasks: 1 Upgrading $ dpkg-query -W systemd systemd 232-21ubuntu7 $ bash test.sh accounts-daemon.service : Tasks: 3 (limit: 4915) acpid.service : Tasks: 1 (limit: 4915) atd.service : Tasks: 1 (limit: 4915) cron.service : Tasks: 1 (limit: 4915) dbus.service : Tasks: 1 (limit: 4915) iscsid.service : Tasks: 2 (limit: 4915) lvm2-lvmetad.service : Tasks: 1 (limit: 4915) lxcfs.service : Tasks: 3 (limit: 4915) polkit.service : Tasks: 3 (limit: 4915) rsyslog.service : Tasks: 4 (limit: 4915) snapd.service : Tasks: 5 (limit: 4915) ssh.service : Tasks: 1 (limit: 4915) systemd-journald.service : Tasks: 1 (limit: 4915) systemd-logind.service : Tasks: 1 (limit: 4915) systemd-networkd.service : Tasks: 1 (limit: 4915) systemd-resolved.service : Tasks: 1 (limit: 4915) systemd-timesyncd.service : Tasks: 2 (limit: 4915) systemd-udevd.service : Tasks: 1 accounts-daemon.service : Tasks: 3 (limit: 4915) acpid.service : Tasks: 1 (limit: 4915) atd.service : Tasks: 1 (limit: 4915) cron.service : Tasks: 1 (limit: 4915) dbus.service : Tasks: 1 (limit: 4915) iscsid.service : Tasks: 2 (limit: 4915) lvm2-lvmetad.service : Tasks: 1 (limit: 4915) lxcfs.service : Tasks: 3 (limit: 4915) polkit.service : Tasks: 3 (limit: 4915) rsyslog.service : Tasks: 4 (limit: 4915) snapd.service : Tasks: 5 (limit: 4915) ssh.service : Tasks: 1 (limit: 4915) systemd-journald.service : Tasks: 1 (limit: 4915) systemd-logind.service : Tasks: 1 (limit: 4915) systemd-networkd.service : Tasks: 1 (limit: 4915) systemd-resolved.service : Tasks: 1 (limit: 4915) systemd-timesyncd.service : Tasks: 2 (limit: 4915) systemd-udevd.service : Tasks: 1 accounts-daemon.service : Tasks: 3 (limit: 4915) acpid.service : Tasks: 1 (limit: 4915) atd.service : Tasks: 1 (limit: 4915) cron.service : Tasks: 1 (limit: 4915) dbus.service : Tasks: 1 (limit: 4915) iscsid.service : Tasks: 2 (limit: 4915) lvm2-lvmetad.service : Tasks: 1 (limit: 4915) lxcfs.service : Tasks: 3 (limit: 4915) polkit.service : Tasks: 3 (limit: 4915) rsyslog.service : Tasks: 4 (limit: 4915) snapd.service : Tasks: 5 (limit: 4915) ssh.service : Tasks: 1 (limit: 4915) systemd-journald.service : Tasks: 1 (limit: 4915) systemd-logind.service : Tasks: 1 (limit: 4915) systemd-networkd.service : Tasks: 1 (limit: 4915) systemd-resolved.service : Tasks: 1 (limit: 4915) systemd-timesyncd.service : Tasks: 2 (limit: 4915) systemd-udevd.service : Tasks: 1 Looking much better.