4 files changed, 10 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/src/services/vyos-hostsd b/src/services/vyos-hostsd
index 53ac5a770..0079f7e5c 100755
--- a/src/services/vyos-hostsd
+++ b/src/services/vyos-hostsd
@@ -592,7 +592,6 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
     socket.bind(SOCKET_PATH)
     os.umask(o_mask)
 
-    systemd.daemon.notify('READY=1')
     while True:
         #  Wait for next request from client
         msg_json = socket.recv().decode()
diff --git a/src/services/vyos-http-api-server b/src/services/vyos-http-api-server
index 3eecaba5a..d5730d86c 100755
--- a/src/services/vyos-http-api-server
+++ b/src/services/vyos-http-api-server
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ import vyos.config
 
 from flask import Flask, request
 from waitress import serve
-import systemd.daemon
 
 from functools import wraps
 
@@ -394,9 +393,8 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
 
     signal.signal(signal.SIGTERM, sig_handler)
 
-    systemd.daemon.notify('READY=1')
     try:
         serve(app, host=server_config["listen_address"],
                    port=server_config["port"])
     except OSError as e:
-        sys.exit(f"OSError {e}")
+        print(f"OSError {e}")
diff --git a/src/systemd/vyos-hostsd.service b/src/systemd/vyos-hostsd.service
index 26e9c745e..b77335778 100644
--- a/src/systemd/vyos-hostsd.service
+++ b/src/systemd/vyos-hostsd.service
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 [Unit]
 Description=VyOS DNS configuration keeper
-Before=vyos-router.service
 
 # Without this option, lots of default dependencies are added,
 # among them network.target, which creates a dependency cycle
@@ -15,7 +14,7 @@ WorkingDirectory=/run/vyos-hostsd
 RuntimeDirectory=vyos-hostsd
 RuntimeDirectoryPreserve=yes
 ExecStart=/usr/bin/python3 -u /usr/libexec/vyos/services/vyos-hostsd
-Type=notify
+Type=idle
 KillMode=process
 
 SyslogIdentifier=vyos-hostsd
@@ -23,6 +22,7 @@ SyslogFacility=daemon
 
 Restart=on-failure
 
+# Does't work in Jessie but leave it here
 User=root
 Group=hostsd
 
@@ -31,4 +31,4 @@ Group=hostsd
 # Note: After= doesn't actually create a dependency,
 # it just sets order for the case when both services are to start,
 # and without RequiredBy it *does not* set vyos-hostsd to start.
-WantedBy=vyos.target
+RequiredBy=cloud-init-local.service vyos-router.service
diff --git a/src/systemd/vyos-http-api.service b/src/systemd/vyos-http-api.service
index 74a97d193..4fa68b4ff 100644
--- a/src/systemd/vyos-http-api.service
+++ b/src/systemd/vyos-http-api.service
@@ -4,8 +4,9 @@ After=auditd.service systemd-user-sessions.service time-sync.target vyos-router.
 Requires=vyos-router.service
 
 [Service]
+ExecStartPre=/usr/libexec/vyos/init/vyos-config
 ExecStart=/usr/bin/python3 -u /usr/libexec/vyos/services/vyos-http-api-server
-Type=notify
+Type=idle
 KillMode=process
 
 SyslogIdentifier=vyos-http-api
@@ -13,8 +14,11 @@ SyslogFacility=daemon
 
 Restart=on-failure
 
+# Does't work but leave it here
 User=root
 Group=vyattacfg
 
 [Install]
-WantedBy=vyos.target
+# Installing in a earlier target leaves ExecStartPre waiting
+WantedBy=getty.target
+