diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/continuous-integration/hydra/default.nix b/nixos/modules/services/continuous-integration/hydra/default.nix
index 564bcd37dec..83078706fca 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/continuous-integration/hydra/default.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/continuous-integration/hydra/default.nix
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ in
     systemd.services.hydra-evaluator =
       { wantedBy = [ "multi-user.target" ];
         requires = [ "hydra-init.service" ];
-        after = [ "hydra-init.service" "network.target" ];
+        after = [ "hydra-init.service" "network.target" "network-online.target" ];
         path = with pkgs; [ hydra-package nettools jq ];
         restartTriggers = [ hydraConf ];
         environment = env // {