diff --git a/phosphor-ipmi-net@.service b/phosphor-ipmi-net@.service
index c3ea0a0..7008066 100644
--- a/phosphor-ipmi-net@.service
+++ b/phosphor-ipmi-net@.service
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 After=phosphor-ipmi-host.service
 Requires=sys-subsystem-net-devices-%i.device
 After=sys-subsystem-net-devices-%i.device
+ConditionPathExists=/sys/class/net/%i
 
 [Service]
 ExecStart=/usr/bin/netipmid -c %i