diff --git a/beeper/etc/containers/systemd/sharkey/sharkey-activity.container b/beeper/etc/containers/systemd/sharkey/sharkey-activity.container
index f9858a4..93ff599 100644
--- a/beeper/etc/containers/systemd/sharkey/sharkey-activity.container
+++ b/beeper/etc/containers/systemd/sharkey/sharkey-activity.container
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 [Unit]
 Description=Sharkey's ActivityPub Federation service
 Requires=sharkey-dfdb.service
-After=sharkey-dfdb.service
+After=sharkey-dfdb.service network-online.target
+Wants=network-online.target
 
 [Container]
 Image=registry.activitypub.software/transfem-org/sharkey:develop
diff --git a/beeper/etc/containers/systemd/sharkey/sharkey-api.container b/beeper/etc/containers/systemd/sharkey/sharkey-api.container
index ad77dfc..eb3fe31 100644
--- a/beeper/etc/containers/systemd/sharkey/sharkey-api.container
+++ b/beeper/etc/containers/systemd/sharkey/sharkey-api.container
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 [Unit]
 Description=Sharkey's API and Web service
 Requires=sharkey-dfdb.service
-After=sharkey-dfdb.service
+After=sharkey-dfdb.service network-online.target
+Wants=network-online.target
 
 [Container]
 Image=registry.activitypub.software/transfem-org/sharkey:develop
diff --git a/beeper/etc/containers/systemd/sharkey/sharkey-media.container b/beeper/etc/containers/systemd/sharkey/sharkey-media.container
index 3dfb6fb..950cec7 100644
--- a/beeper/etc/containers/systemd/sharkey/sharkey-media.container
+++ b/beeper/etc/containers/systemd/sharkey/sharkey-media.container
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 [Unit]
 Description=Sharkey's Media service
 Requires=sharkey-dfdb.service
-After=sharkey-dfdb.service
+After=sharkey-dfdb.service network-online.target
+Wants=network-online.target
 
 [Container]
 Image=registry.activitypub.software/transfem-org/sharkey:develop
diff --git a/beeper/etc/containers/systemd/sharkey/sharkey-worker.container b/beeper/etc/containers/systemd/sharkey/sharkey-worker.container
index 5a18e3a..ac52c98 100644
--- a/beeper/etc/containers/systemd/sharkey/sharkey-worker.container
+++ b/beeper/etc/containers/systemd/sharkey/sharkey-worker.container
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 [Unit]
 Description=Sharkey's Worker service
+After=sharkey-dfdb.service network-online.target
 Requires=sharkey-dfdb.service
-After=sharkey-dfdb.service
+Wants=network-online.target
 
 [Container]
 Image=registry.activitypub.software/transfem-org/sharkey:develop