diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/misc/invidious-router.nix b/nixos/modules/services/misc/invidious-router.nix
index f28538981e27..5d4fc1528890 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/misc/invidious-router.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/misc/invidious-router.nix
@@ -101,6 +101,10 @@ in
   config = lib.mkIf cfg.enable {
     systemd.services.invidious-router = {
       wantedBy = [ "multi-user.target" ];
+
+      after = [ "network-online.target" ];
+      requires = [ "network-online.target" ];
+
       serviceConfig = {
         Restart = "on-failure";
         ExecStart = "${lib.getExe cfg.package} --configfile ${configFile}";