diff --git a/upstart-jobs/zabbix-agent.nix b/upstart-jobs/zabbix-agent.nix
index fdfb2f3005d2..8d57c6fbd503 100644
--- a/upstart-jobs/zabbix-agent.nix
+++ b/upstart-jobs/zabbix-agent.nix
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ in
   ];
 
   job = ''
+    start on network-interfaces/started
+    stop on network-interfaces/stop
+
     description "Zabbix agent daemon"
 
     start script