diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/monitoring/loki.nix b/nixos/modules/services/monitoring/loki.nix
index 128128008731..892605fa7016 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/monitoring/loki.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/monitoring/loki.nix
@@ -96,7 +96,6 @@ in {
       wants = [ "network-online.target" ];
       after = [ "network-online.target" ];
       wantedBy = [ "multi-user.target" ];
-      after = [ "network.target" ];
 
       serviceConfig = let
         conf = if cfg.configFile == null