diff --git a/contrib/init/README.md b/contrib/init/README.md
index 306a37f75ab..affc7c2e750 100644
--- a/contrib/init/README.md
+++ b/contrib/init/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Sample configuration files for:
 ```
-SystemD: bitcoind.service
+systemd: bitcoind.service
 Upstart: bitcoind.conf
 OpenRC:  bitcoind.openrc
          bitcoind.openrcconf
@@ -9,4 +9,4 @@ macOS:   org.bitcoin.bitcoind.plist
 ```
 have been made available to assist packagers in creating node packages here.
 
-See doc/init.md for more information.
+See [doc/init.md](../../doc/init.md) for more information.
diff --git a/contrib/init/bitcoind.service b/contrib/init/bitcoind.service
index 8b308644b10..5999928aa4f 100644
--- a/contrib/init/bitcoind.service
+++ b/contrib/init/bitcoind.service
@@ -11,7 +11,11 @@
 
 [Unit]
 Description=Bitcoin daemon
-After=network.target
+Documentation=https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/blob/master/doc/init.md
+
+# https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/NetworkTarget/
+After=network-online.target
+Wants=network-online.target
 
 [Service]
 ExecStart=/usr/bin/bitcoind -daemon \