diff --git a/debian/heartbeat-2.heartbeat.service b/debian/heartbeat-2.heartbeat.service
index a5488f8..86aab6e 100644
--- a/debian/heartbeat-2.heartbeat.service
+++ b/debian/heartbeat-2.heartbeat.service
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 [Unit]
 Description=Heartbeat subsystem for High-Availability Linux
 Documentation=man:heartbeat(8)
-Requires=monit.service
 After=monit.service
 After=network-online.target
 After=time-sync.target
 After=openhpid.service
 Wants=network-online.target
+Wants=monit.service
 
 [Service]
 Type=forking