diff --git a/rstatd.service b/rstatd.service
index ec244cc..42fee8c 100644
--- a/rstatd.service
+++ b/rstatd.service
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [Unit]
 Description=Remote Machine Performance Metrics Gatherer
-Requires=syslog.target network.target
+Requires=syslog.target network.target rpcbind.service
 
 [Service]
 Type=forking
diff --git a/rusersd.service b/rusersd.service
index dc7d772..057eb12 100644
--- a/rusersd.service
+++ b/rusersd.service
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [Unit]
 Description=Remote Machine Logged In User Identfier 
-Requires=syslog.target network.target
+Requires=syslog.target network.target rpcbind.service
 
 [Service]
 Type=forking