diff --git a/ops/nixos/bvm-logger/default.nix b/ops/nixos/bvm-logger/default.nix
index 4d936a209d..7bbe95f137 100644
--- a/ops/nixos/bvm-logger/default.nix
+++ b/ops/nixos/bvm-logger/default.nix
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ in {
   systemd.services.journal2clickhouse = {
     enable = true;
     after = [ "network-online.target" ];
+    wants = [ "network-online.target" ];
     wantedBy = [ "multi-user.target" ];
     serviceConfig = {
       ExecStart = let