diff --git a/hosts/idols_ai/cifs-mount.nix b/hosts/idols_ai/cifs-mount.nix
index ac344279..bb6ed7ab 100644
--- a/hosts/idols_ai/cifs-mount.nix
+++ b/hosts/idols_ai/cifs-mount.nix
@@ -10,5 +10,6 @@
     options = [
       "vers=3.0,uid=1000,gid=100,dir_mode=0755,file_mode=0755,mfsymlinks,credentials=${config.age.secrets.smb-credentials.path},nofail"
     ];
+    depends = ["/persistent"];
   };
 }