diff --git a/templates/node_exporter.service.j2 b/templates/node_exporter.service.j2
index 505fa4bfd6cbc649c48566354d8c7267bb68140a..b8ff96e5754d7ae2d31a0eae3d8a6bcd657294cf 100644
--- a/templates/node_exporter.service.j2
+++ b/templates/node_exporter.service.j2
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 [Unit]
 Description=Prometheus Node Exporter
-After=network.target
+After=network-online.target
 
 [Service]
 Type=simple