diff --git a/contrib/systemd/haproxy.service.in b/contrib/systemd/haproxy.service.in
index 9b7c3d1bb..05fc59579 100644
--- a/contrib/systemd/haproxy.service.in
+++ b/contrib/systemd/haproxy.service.in
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 [Unit]
 Description=HAProxy Load Balancer
-After=network.target
+After=network-online.target
+Wants=network-online.target
 
 [Service]
 EnvironmentFile=-/etc/default/haproxy