diff --git a/nixos/modules/virtualisation/nixos-containers.nix b/nixos/modules/virtualisation/nixos-containers.nix
index 771ebddcb92b..b348fd83e51b 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/virtualisation/nixos-containers.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/virtualisation/nixos-containers.nix
@@ -1053,8 +1053,14 @@ in
                 }
                 // (optionalAttrs containerConfig.autoStart {
                   wantedBy = [ "machines.target" ];
-                  wants = [ "network.target" ] ++ (map (i: "sys-subsystem-net-devices-${utils.escapeSystemdPath i}.device") cfg.interfaces);
-                  after = [ "network.target" ] ++ (map (i: "sys-subsystem-net-devices-${utils.escapeSystemdPath i}.device") cfg.interfaces);
+                  wants = [
+                    "network.target"
+                  ]
+                  ++ (map (i: "sys-subsystem-net-devices-${utils.escapeSystemdPath i}.device") cfg.interfaces);
+                  after = [
+                    "network.target"
+                  ]
+                  ++ (map (i: "sys-subsystem-net-devices-${utils.escapeSystemdPath i}.device") cfg.interfaces);
                   restartTriggers = [
                     containerConfig.path
                     config.environment.etc."${configurationDirectoryName}/${name}.conf".source