diff --git a/nixos/modules/system/wifi.nix b/nixos/modules/system/wifi.nix
index 8cf14d2..dbe4da2 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/system/wifi.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/system/wifi.nix
@@ -64,6 +64,10 @@ in
 
       hardware.enableRedistributableFirmware = true;
 
+      # because Networkd-wait-online is just failing.
+      systemd.services.systemd-networkd-wait-online.enable = false;
+      systemd.services.NetworkManager-wait-online.enable = false;
+
       environment.systemPackages = [
 
         (pkgs.writeShellScriptBin "scan-wifi" ''