diff --git a/install/config/network.sh b/install/config/network.sh
index c7ef33c4..ce726810 100644
--- a/install/config/network.sh
+++ b/install/config/network.sh
@@ -4,7 +4,12 @@
 # This can happen if archinstall used ethernet
 if ! command -v iwctl &>/dev/null; then
   yay -S --noconfirm --needed iwd
-  sudo systemctl enable --now iwd.service
+
+  if [ -n "${OMARCHY_CHROOT_INSTALL:-}" ]; then
+    sudo systemctl enable iwd.service
+  else
+    sudo systemctl enable --now iwd.service
+  fi
 fi
 
 # Prevent systemd-networkd-wait-online timeout on boot