diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/networking/zeronet.nix b/nixos/modules/services/networking/zeronet.nix
index f1819cbdf30..8be6692561d 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/networking/zeronet.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/networking/zeronet.nix
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ in with lib; {
 
     systemd.services.zeronet = {
       description = "zeronet";
-      after = [ "network.target" (optionalString cfg.tor "tor.service") ];
+      after = [ "network.target" ] ++ optional cfg.tor "tor.service";
       wantedBy = [ "multi-user.target" ];
 
       serviceConfig = {