diff --git a/nixos/system/locale/default.nix b/nixos/system/locale/default.nix
index 02400f5..ce6e58b 100644
--- a/nixos/system/locale/default.nix
+++ b/nixos/system/locale/default.nix
@@ -18,10 +18,16 @@
     enable = true;
     extraConfig = ''
       makestep 1.0 -1
+      initstepslew 30 time.cloudflare.com time.google.com
       server time.cloudflare.com iburst
       server time.google.com iburst
     '';
   };
+
+  systemd.services.chronyd = {
+    after = [ "network-online.target" ];
+    wants = [ "network-online.target" ];
+  };
   console.keyMap = "trq";
   system.stateVersion = "25.05";
 }