diff --git a/systemd/cloud-config.service b/systemd/cloud-config.service
index 41a86147138..ac25c776371 100644
--- a/systemd/cloud-config.service
+++ b/systemd/cloud-config.service
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 [Unit]
 Description=Apply the settings specified in cloud-config
-After=network.target syslog.target cloud-config.target
-Requires=cloud-config.target
-Wants=network.target
+After=network.target cloud-config.target syslog.target
+Wants=network.target cloud-config.target
 
 [Service]
 Type=oneshot
diff --git a/systemd/cloud-config.target b/systemd/cloud-config.target
index 28f5bcf1762..ae9b7d02df9 100644
--- a/systemd/cloud-config.target
+++ b/systemd/cloud-config.target
@@ -7,4 +7,5 @@
 
 [Unit]
 Description=Cloud-config availability
-Requires=cloud-init-local.service cloud-init.service
+Wants=cloud-init-local.service cloud-init.service
+After=cloud-init-local.service cloud-init.service
diff --git a/systemd/cloud-final.service b/systemd/cloud-final.service
index ef0f52b982f..bbcdf30b4cf 100644
--- a/systemd/cloud-final.service
+++ b/systemd/cloud-final.service
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 [Unit]
 Description=Execute cloud user/final scripts
-After=network.target syslog.target cloud-config.service rc-local.service
-Requires=cloud-config.target
-Wants=network.target
+After=network.target cloud-config.service syslog.target rc-local.service
+Wants=network.target cloud-config.service
 
 [Service]
 Type=oneshot