diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/home-automation/govee2mqtt.nix b/nixos/modules/services/home-automation/govee2mqtt.nix
index fe4063935adc..afdff7b8e047 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/home-automation/govee2mqtt.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/home-automation/govee2mqtt.nix
@@ -52,7 +52,11 @@ in
     systemd.services.govee2mqtt = {
       description = "Govee2MQTT Service";
       wantedBy = [ "multi-user.target" ];
-      after = [ "networking.target" ];
+      after = [
+        "networking.target"
+        "network-online.target"
+      ];
+      requires = [ "network-online.target" ];
       serviceConfig = {
         CacheDirectory = "govee2mqtt";
         Environment = [