diff --git a/nixos/common-services.nix b/nixos/common-services.nix
index 5d53a74c..9da2c27f 100644
--- a/nixos/common-services.nix
+++ b/nixos/common-services.nix
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 {
   systemd.services.promtail = {
     description = "Promtail service for Loki";
+    after = [ "network.target" ];
     wantedBy = [ "multi-user.target" ];
 
     serviceConfig = {