diff --git a/modules/profiles/desktop.nix b/modules/profiles/desktop.nix
index dd23e9b..b6c9e9f 100644
--- a/modules/profiles/desktop.nix
+++ b/modules/profiles/desktop.nix
@@ -108,7 +108,6 @@ in
 
     services = {
       illum.enable = true;
-      resolved.enable = true;
       gnome.gnome-keyring.enable = true;
       pipewire = {
         enable = true;
@@ -116,5 +115,16 @@ in
         pulse.enable = true;
       };
     };
+
+    # faster startup https://majiehong.com/post/2021-07-30_slow_nixos_startup/
+    networking = {
+      # no need to wait interfaces to have an IP to continue booting
+      dhcpcd.wait = "background";
+      # avoid checking if IP is already taken to boot a few seconds faster
+      dhcpcd.extraConfig = "noarp";
+    };
+    # disable network-online.target
+    systemd.services.NetworkManager-wait-online.enable = false;
+
   };
 }