diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/network-filesystems/kbfs.nix b/nixos/modules/services/network-filesystems/kbfs.nix
index cf1d7617cca..8b972ba971e 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/network-filesystems/kbfs.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/network-filesystems/kbfs.nix
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ in {
         Restart = "on-failure";
         PrivateTmp = true;
       };
+      wantedBy = [ "default.target" ];
     };
 
     services.keybase.enable = true;
diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/networking/keybase.nix b/nixos/modules/services/networking/keybase.nix
index ca5c279ac6f..7c7982ee8ea 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/networking/keybase.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/networking/keybase.nix
@@ -28,11 +28,12 @@ in {
       description = "Keybase service";
       serviceConfig = {
         ExecStart = ''
-          ${pkgs.keybase}/bin/keybase service
+          ${pkgs.keybase}/bin/keybase -d service --auto-forked
         '';
         Restart = "on-failure";
         PrivateTmp = true;
       };
+      wantedBy = [ "default.target" ];
     };
 
     environment.systemPackages = [ pkgs.keybase ];