diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 27e4dad..08142cf 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+systemd (219-4ubuntu8) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
+
+  * force ifup@ to run after systemd-tmpfiles-setup as ifupdown
+    operations require /run/network which is being created by tmpfiles
+    (LP: #1434020).
+
+ -- Scott Moser <smoser@ubuntu.com>  Fri, 20 Mar 2015 09:13:21 -0400
+
 systemd (219-4ubuntu7) vivid; urgency=medium
 
   * use systemd-ifupdown-helper script to handle ifup and ifdown
diff --git a/debian/extra/units/ifup@.service b/debian/extra/units/ifup@.service
index d87749b..5d93f23 100644
--- a/debian/extra/units/ifup@.service
+++ b/debian/extra/units/ifup@.service
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [Unit]
 Description=ifup for %I
-After=local-fs.target network-pre.target
+After=local-fs.target network-pre.target systemd-tmpfiles-setup
 Before=network.target
 BindsTo=sys-subsystem-net-devices-%i.device
 DefaultDependencies=no