diff --git a/src/service/pipewire-aes67.service b/src/service/pipewire-aes67.service
index b800101..d3eeb30 100644
--- a/src/service/pipewire-aes67.service
+++ b/src/service/pipewire-aes67.service
@@ -1,11 +1,16 @@
 [Unit]
 Description=PipeWire AES67 Service
-After=network.target
+After=default.target network-online.target
+Wants=network-online.target
 
 [Service]
 Type=simple
-ExecStart=/usr/bin/pipewire-aes67  -c /home/caster/bumble-auracast/src/service/aes67/pipewire-aes67.conf
-Restart=on-failure
+ExecStartPre=/bin/sh -lc 'for i in $(seq 1 60); do ip route show default >/dev/null 2>&1 && break; sleep 2; done'
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/pipewire-aes67 -c /home/caster/bumble-auracast/src/service/aes67/pipewire-aes67.conf
+Restart=always
+RestartSec=5s
+# Avoid StartLimitHit on quick failures during boot; let RestartSec handle pacing
+StartLimitIntervalSec=0
 
 [Install]
 WantedBy=default.target