diff --git a/os_net_config/utils.py b/os_net_config/utils.py
index 78ff77d4..8f7ed07b 100644
--- a/os_net_config/utils.py
+++ b/os_net_config/utils.py
@@ -44,14 +44,14 @@ _SRIOV_CONFIG_SERVICE_FILE = "/etc/systemd/system/sriov_config.service"
 _SRIOV_CONFIG_DEVICE_CONTENT = """[Unit]
 Description=SR-IOV numvfs configuration
 After=systemd-udev-settle.service openibd.service
-Before=openvswitch.service
+Before=system-driverctl.slice network-pre.target openvswitch.service
 
 [Service]
 Type=oneshot
 ExecStart=/usr/bin/os-net-config-sriov
 
 [Install]
-WantedBy=multi-user.target
+WantedBy=basic.target
 """
 
 # VPP startup operational configuration file. The content of this file will