diff --git a/recipes-extended/socket-uart/files/socket-kline.service b/recipes-extended/socket-uart/files/socket-kline.service
index 1f6a717..9e5ef5f 100644
--- a/recipes-extended/socket-uart/files/socket-kline.service
+++ b/recipes-extended/socket-uart/files/socket-kline.service
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 Description=Bind kline socket with pseudo tty based on socat 
 Requires=um-service-config.service user-module.target
 After=um-service-config.service user-module.target
+ConditionPathExists=/etc/user-module/network.conf
 
 [Service]
 Type=simple
diff --git a/recipes-extended/socket-uart/files/socket-lin.service b/recipes-extended/socket-uart/files/socket-lin.service
index e5ccb61..e525e81 100644
--- a/recipes-extended/socket-uart/files/socket-lin.service
+++ b/recipes-extended/socket-uart/files/socket-lin.service
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 Description=Bind lin socket with pseudo tty based on socat 
 Requires=um-service-config.service user-module.target
 After=um-service-config.service user-module.target
+ConditionPathExists=/etc/user-module/network.conf
 
 [Service]
 Type=simple
diff --git a/recipes-extended/socket-uart/files/socket-uart.service b/recipes-extended/socket-uart/files/socket-uart.service
index d1ad89b..92e80a1 100644
--- a/recipes-extended/socket-uart/files/socket-uart.service
+++ b/recipes-extended/socket-uart/files/socket-uart.service
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 Description=Bind uart socket with pseudo tty based on socat 
 Requires=um-service-config.service user-module.target
 After=um-service-config.service user-module.target
-
+ConditionPathExists=/etc/user-module/network.conf
 
 [Service]
 Type=simple
diff --git a/recipes-extended/um-service-cfg/files/um-rgpio-config.service b/recipes-extended/um-service-cfg/files/um-rgpio-config.service
index 5101f0a..1f52a04 100644
--- a/recipes-extended/um-service-cfg/files/um-rgpio-config.service
+++ b/recipes-extended/um-service-cfg/files/um-rgpio-config.service
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 Description=Check whether user module is present and configure user space services
 Requires=um-service-config.service user-module.target
 After=um-service-config.service user-module.target
+ConditionPathExists=/etc/user-module/network.conf
 
 
 [Service]