diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/web-apps/glance.nix b/nixos/modules/services/web-apps/glance.nix
index 5541158d3310..6cccc83ebaa0 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/web-apps/glance.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/web-apps/glance.nix
@@ -172,7 +172,14 @@ in
     systemd.services.glance = {
       description = "Glance feed dashboard server";
       wantedBy = [ "multi-user.target" ];
-      after = [ "network.target" ];
+      # adding nss-user-lookup.target is a fix for https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/409348
+      after = [
+        "network.target"
+        "nss-user-lookup.target"
+      ];
+      requires = [
+        "nss-user-lookup.target"
+      ];
       path = [ pkgs.replace-secret ];
 
       serviceConfig = {