diff --git a/meta-phosphor/recipes-phosphor/ipmi/phosphor-ipmi-host/phosphor-ipmi-host.service b/meta-phosphor/recipes-phosphor/ipmi/phosphor-ipmi-host/phosphor-ipmi-host.service
index ef24bd0..74f8218 100644
--- a/meta-phosphor/recipes-phosphor/ipmi/phosphor-ipmi-host/phosphor-ipmi-host.service
+++ b/meta-phosphor/recipes-phosphor/ipmi/phosphor-ipmi-host/phosphor-ipmi-host.service
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
 After=mapper-wait@-xyz-openbmc_project-control-host0-restriction_mode.service
 Wants=clear-once.service
 After=clear-once.service
+Requires=org.openbmc.HostIpmi.service
+After=org.openbmc.HostIpmi.service
 
 [Service]
 Restart=always
diff --git a/meta-phosphor/recipes-phosphor/mboxd/mboxd/mboxd.service b/meta-phosphor/recipes-phosphor/mboxd/mboxd/mboxd.service
index 35081d8..28e4ff4 100644
--- a/meta-phosphor/recipes-phosphor/mboxd/mboxd/mboxd.service
+++ b/meta-phosphor/recipes-phosphor/mboxd/mboxd/mboxd.service
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@
 After=dev-aspeed\x2dlpc\x2dctrl.device
 BindsTo=dev-aspeed\x2dmbox.device
 After=dev-aspeed\x2dmbox.device
-
+Requires=phosphor-ipmi-host.service
+After=phosphor-ipmi-host.service
 
 [Service]
 Restart=always