diff --git a/modules/services/logging/logstash.nix b/modules/services/logging/logstash.nix
index bb3b83dd230d..f4c226ac3498 100644
--- a/modules/services/logging/logstash.nix
+++ b/modules/services/logging/logstash.nix
@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@ in
 
     jobs.logstash = with pkgs; {
       description = "Logstash daemon";
+      startOn = "started networking and filesystem";
 
       path = [ jre ];