diff --git a/templates/common/_base/units/machine-config-daemon-pull.service.yaml b/templates/common/_base/units/machine-config-daemon-pull.service.yaml
index 3af85da534..a54a31e057 100644
--- a/templates/common/_base/units/machine-config-daemon-pull.service.yaml
+++ b/templates/common/_base/units/machine-config-daemon-pull.service.yaml
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ contents: |
   # machine-config-daemon-firstboot.service
   ConditionPathExists=/etc/ignition-machine-config-encapsulated.json
   # Run after crio-wipe so the pulled MCD image is protected against a corrupted storage from a forced shutdown
-  Wants=crio-wipe.service NetworkManager-wait-online.service
-  After=crio-wipe.service NetworkManager-wait-online.service network.service
+  Wants=crio-wipe.service network-online.target
+  After=crio-wipe.service network-online.target
 
   [Service]
   Type=oneshot