diff --git a/subsystems/viamagent/viam-agent.service b/subsystems/viamagent/viam-agent.service
index c20d107..94d1a78 100644
--- a/subsystems/viamagent/viam-agent.service
+++ b/subsystems/viamagent/viam-agent.service
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 [Unit]
 Description=Viam Services Agent
-After=NetworkManager.service network-online.target
 Wants=NetworkManager.service network-online.target
 StartLimitIntervalSec=0