diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/misc/seerr.nix b/nixos/modules/services/misc/seerr.nix
index 8728371f1683..fc91fd8ba30d 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/misc/seerr.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/misc/seerr.nix
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ in
         RemoveIPC = true;
         PrivateMounts = true;
       };
+      unitConfig.RequiresMountsFor = [ cfg.configDir ];
     };
 
     networking.firewall = lib.mkIf cfg.openFirewall {