diff --git a/tests/nixos/github-flakes.nix b/tests/nixos/github-flakes.nix
index 079e79451..4830be6ac 100644
--- a/tests/nixos/github-flakes.nix
+++ b/tests/nixos/github-flakes.nix
@@ -160,6 +160,10 @@ in
     def cat_log():
          github.succeed("cat /var/log/httpd/*.log >&2")
 
+    client.succeed("systemctl start network-online.target")
+    github.succeed("systemctl start network-online.target")
+    client.wait_for_unit("network-online.target")
+    github.wait_for_unit("network-online.target")
     github.wait_for_unit("httpd.service")
 
     client.succeed("curl -v https://github.com/ >&2")
diff --git a/tests/nixos/sourcehut-flakes.nix b/tests/nixos/sourcehut-flakes.nix
index 04f3590e1..714b518d1 100644
--- a/tests/nixos/sourcehut-flakes.nix
+++ b/tests/nixos/sourcehut-flakes.nix
@@ -121,6 +121,10 @@ in
 
       start_all()
 
+      client.succeed("systemctl start network-online.target")
+      sourcehut.succeed("systemctl start network-online.target")
+      client.wait_for_unit("network-online.target")
+      sourcehut.wait_for_unit("network-online.target")
       sourcehut.wait_for_unit("httpd.service")
 
       client.succeed("curl -v https://git.sr.ht/ >&2")