diff --git a/hydra-module.nix b/hydra-module.nix
index 8e02dcbb..1f0792d7 100644
--- a/hydra-module.nix
+++ b/hydra-module.nix
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ in
     systemd.services.hydra-queue-runner =
       { wantedBy = [ "multi-user.target" ];
         requires = [ "hydra-init.service" ];
-        after = [ "hydra-init.service" "network.target" ];
+        after = [ "hydra-init.service" "network.target" "network-online.target" ];
         path = [ cfg.package pkgs.nettools pkgs.openssh pkgs.bzip2 config.nix.package ];
         restartTriggers = [ hydraConf ];
         environment = env // {