diff --git a/etc/systemd/system/pandora-cron.service b/etc/systemd/system/pandora-cron.service
index b9cac8011..0d74b22f5 100644
--- a/etc/systemd/system/pandora-cron.service
+++ b/etc/systemd/system/pandora-cron.service
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 [Unit]
 Description=pandora cron daemon
+After=postgresql.service rabbitmq-server.service
 
 [Service]
 Type=simple
diff --git a/etc/systemd/system/pandora-encoding.service b/etc/systemd/system/pandora-encoding.service
index a8e3c094a..3b4782576 100644
--- a/etc/systemd/system/pandora-encoding.service
+++ b/etc/systemd/system/pandora-encoding.service
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 [Unit]
 Description=pandora encoding daemon
+After=postgresql.service rabbitmq-server.service
 
 [Service]
 Type=simple
diff --git a/etc/systemd/system/pandora-tasks.service b/etc/systemd/system/pandora-tasks.service
index 3bb4ffa4b..47845ef1a 100644
--- a/etc/systemd/system/pandora-tasks.service
+++ b/etc/systemd/system/pandora-tasks.service
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 [Unit]
 Description=pandora tasks daemon
+After=postgresql.service rabbitmq-server.service
 
 [Service]
 Type=simple
diff --git a/etc/systemd/system/pandora-websocketd.service b/etc/systemd/system/pandora-websocketd.service
index 5262810fd..f19a884e8 100644
--- a/etc/systemd/system/pandora-websocketd.service
+++ b/etc/systemd/system/pandora-websocketd.service
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 [Unit]
 Description=pandora websocket daemon
+After=postgresql.service rabbitmq-server.service
 
 [Service]
 Type=simple
diff --git a/etc/systemd/system/pandora.service b/etc/systemd/system/pandora.service
index ff671493c..e59cfed16 100644
--- a/etc/systemd/system/pandora.service
+++ b/etc/systemd/system/pandora.service
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 [Unit]
 Description=pandora daemon
+After=postgresql.service rabbitmq-server.service
 
 [Service]
 Type=simple