diff --git a/roles/server-basic/tasks/main.yml b/roles/server-basic/tasks/main.yml
index 02e5227..afdbb45 100644
--- a/roles/server-basic/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/server-basic/tasks/main.yml
@@ -67,3 +67,21 @@
     mode: 0644
     owner: root
     group: root
+
+- name: create systemd override dir for networking.service
+  file:
+    path: /etc/systemd/system/networking.service.d
+    state: directory
+    owner: root
+    group: root
+    mode: 0755
+
+- name: configure systemd unit overrides
+  template:
+    src: networking_service_overrides.j2
+    dest: /etc/systemd/system/networking.service.d/override.conf
+    owner: root
+    group: root
+    mode: 0644
+  notify:
+    - reload systemd
diff --git a/roles/server-basic/templates/networking_service_overrides.j2 b/roles/server-basic/templates/networking_service_overrides.j2
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f054df1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/server-basic/templates/networking_service_overrides.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+[Unit]
+DefaultDependencies=no
+Wants=network.target
+After=local-fs.target network-pre.target apparmor.service systemd-sysctl.service systemd-modules-load.service
+Before=network.target shutdown.target network-online.target
+Conflicts=shutdown.target
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target
+WantedBy=network-online.target