diff --git a/contrib/systemd/dnsmasq.service b/contrib/systemd/dnsmasq.service
index c70b144..ff0ed08 100644
--- a/contrib/systemd/dnsmasq.service
+++ b/contrib/systemd/dnsmasq.service
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 [Unit]
 Description=dnsmasq - A lightweight DHCP and caching DNS server
+After=network.target
+Before=network-online.target nss-lookup.target
+Wants=nss-lookup.target
 
 [Service]
 Type=dbus