diff --git a/bert/configuration.nix b/bert/configuration.nix
index f4e97b4..e8a81a0 100644
--- a/bert/configuration.nix
+++ b/bert/configuration.nix
@@ -42,7 +42,11 @@
   fileSystems."/mnt/bigbird_public" = {
     device = "//bigbird/public";
     fsType = "cifs";
-    options = [ "guest" ];
+    options = [
+      "x-systemd.automount"
+      "x-systemd.requires=network-online.target"
+      "guest"
+    ];
   };
 
   time.timeZone = "America/Chicago";