diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/system/self-deploy.nix b/nixos/modules/services/system/self-deploy.nix
index 33d15e08f4aa..6224c8f748e9 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/system/self-deploy.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/system/self-deploy.nix
@@ -128,6 +128,8 @@ in
     systemd.services.self-deploy = {
       wantedBy = [ "multi-user.target" ];
 
+      startAt = cfg.startAt;
+
       requires = lib.mkIf (!(isPathType cfg.repository)) [ "network-online.target" ];
 
       environment.GIT_SSH_COMMAND = lib.mkIf (!(isNull cfg.sshKeyFile))