diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/networking/prosody.nix b/nixos/modules/services/networking/prosody.nix
index 5682b506344..feaa007de15 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/networking/prosody.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/networking/prosody.nix
@@ -265,7 +265,8 @@ in
     systemd.services.prosody = {
 
       description = "Prosody XMPP server";
-      after = [ "network.target" ];
+      after = [ "network-online.target" ];
+      wants = [ "network-online.target" ];
       wantedBy = [ "multi-user.target" ];
       serviceConfig = {
         User = "prosody";