diff --git a/nixos-modules/hydra.nix b/nixos-modules/hydra.nix
index c471b0eff..4fc2d311b 100644
--- a/nixos-modules/hydra.nix
+++ b/nixos-modules/hydra.nix
@@ -338,6 +338,7 @@ in
     systemd.services.hydra-queue-runner =
       { wantedBy = [ "multi-user.target" ];
         requires = [ "hydra-init.service" ];
+        wants = [ "network-online.target" ];
         after = [ "hydra-init.service" "network.target" "network-online.target" ];
         path = [ cfg.package pkgs.nettools pkgs.openssh pkgs.bzip2 config.nix.package ];
         restartTriggers = [ hydraConf ];