diff --git a/nixos/modules/virtualisation/google-compute-image.nix b/nixos/modules/virtualisation/google-compute-image.nix
index 4c7cffcf455..caaf6c0aa59 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/virtualisation/google-compute-image.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/virtualisation/google-compute-image.nix
@@ -97,8 +97,8 @@ in
       "google-instance-setup.service"
       "google-network-setup.service"
     ];
-    wantedBy = [ "multi-user.target" ];
     requires = ["network.target"];
+    wantedBy = ["multi-user.target"];
     path = with pkgs; [ shadow ];
     serviceConfig = {
       Type = "simple";
@@ -113,8 +113,8 @@ in
       "google-instance-setup.service"
       "google-network-setup.service"
     ];
-    requires = [ "network.target" ];
-    wantedBy = [ "multi-user.target" ];
+    requires = ["network.target"];
+    wantedBy = ["multi-user.target"];
     serviceConfig = {
       Type = "simple";
       ExecStart = "${gce}/bin/google_clock_skew_daemon --debug";
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ in
 
   systemd.services.google-instance-setup = {
     description = "Google Compute Engine Instance Setup";
-    after = ["fs.target" "network-online.target" "network.target" "rsyslog.service"];
+    after = ["local-fs.target" "network-online.target" "network.target" "rsyslog.service"];
     before = ["sshd.service"];
     wants = ["local-fs.target" "network-online.target" "network.target"];
     wantedBy = [ "sshd.service" "multi-user.target" ];
@@ -134,15 +134,17 @@ in
     };
   };
 
-  systemd.services.google-ip-forwarding-daemon = {
-    description = "Google Compute Engine IP Forwarding Daemon";
-    after = ["network.target" "google-instance-setup.service" "google-network-setup.service"];
+  systemd.services.google-network-daemon = {
+    description = "Google Compute Engine Network Daemon";
+    after = ["local-fs.target" "network-online.target" "network.target" "rsyslog.service" "google-instance-setup.service"];
+    wants = ["local-fs.target" "network-online.target" "network.target"];
     requires = ["network.target"];
+    partOf = ["network.target"];
     wantedBy = [ "multi-user.target" ];
     path = with pkgs; [ iproute ];
     serviceConfig = {
-      Type = "simple";
-      ExecStart = "${gce}/bin/google_ip_forwarding_daemon --debug";
+      ExecStart = "${gce}/bin/google_network_daemon --debug";
+      Type = "oneshot";
     };
   };
 
@@ -153,8 +155,9 @@ in
       "network-online.target"
       "network.target"
       "rsyslog.service"
+      "systemd-resolved.service"
       "google-instance-setup.service"
-      "google-network-setup.service"
+      "google-network-daemon.service"
     ];
     wants = [ "local-fs.target" "network-online.target" "network.target"];
     wantedBy = [ "multi-user.target" ];
@@ -167,23 +170,6 @@ in
     };
   };
 
-  systemd.services.google-network-setup = {
-    description = "Google Compute Engine Network Setup";
-    after = [
-      "local-fs.target"
-      "network-online.target"
-      "network.target"
-      "rsyslog.service"
-    ];
-    wants = [ "local-fs.target" "network-online.target" "network.target"];
-    wantedBy = [ "multi-user.target" ];
-    serviceConfig = {
-      ExecStart = "${gce}/bin/google_network_setup --debug";
-      KillMode = "process";
-      Type = "oneshot";
-    };
-  };
-
   systemd.services.google-startup-scripts = {
     description = "Google Compute Engine Startup Scripts";
     after = [
@@ -192,9 +178,9 @@ in
       "network.target"
       "rsyslog.service"
       "google-instance-setup.service"
-      "google-network-setup.service"
+      "google-network-daemon.service"
     ];
-    wants = [ "local-fs.target" "network-online.target" "network.target"];
+    wants = ["local-fs.target" "network-online.target" "network.target"];
     wantedBy = [ "multi-user.target" ];
     serviceConfig = {
       ExecStart = "${gce}/bin/google_metadata_script_runner --debug --script-type startup";
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/virtualization/google-compute-engine/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/virtualization/google-compute-engine/default.nix
index 51fcbb57205..c0b9954206a 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/virtualization/google-compute-engine/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/virtualization/google-compute-engine/default.nix
@@ -11,14 +11,14 @@
 
 buildPythonApplication rec {
   name = "google-compute-engine-${version}";
-  version = "20180510";
+  version = "20180905";
   namePrefix = "";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "GoogleCloudPlatform";
     repo = "compute-image-packages";
     rev = version;
-    sha256 = "13hmg29s1pljcvf40lrv5yickg8x51rcnv68wxhs6zkkg75k448p";
+    sha256 = "0095f000kgk2lc5p1y4080sbc0r7ly60a7i9id8hydfnkhqqz75n";
   };
 
   postPatch = ''