diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/networking/tinydns.nix b/nixos/modules/services/networking/tinydns.nix
index 7b2c464ab46..79507b2ebcd 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/networking/tinydns.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/networking/tinydns.nix
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ with lib;
     systemd.services.tinydns = {
       description = "djbdns tinydns server";
       wantedBy = [ "multi-user.target" ];
+      after = [ "network.target" ];
       path = with pkgs; [ daemontools djbdns ];
       preStart = ''
         rm -rf /var/lib/tinydns