diff --git a/krebs/2configs/news.nix b/krebs/2configs/news.nix
index 2da3e6fcc..84a39f95b 100644
--- a/krebs/2configs/news.nix
+++ b/krebs/2configs/news.nix
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@
     wantedBy = [ "multi-user.target" ];
   };
 
+  systemd.services.brockman.bindsTo = [ "solanum.service" ];
   systemd.services.brockman.serviceConfig.LimitNOFILE = 16384;
   systemd.services.brockman.environment.BROCKMAN_LOG_LEVEL = "DEBUG";
   krebs.brockman = {