diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/matrix/matrix-sliding-sync.nix b/nixos/modules/services/matrix/matrix-sliding-sync.nix
index 295be0c6bf16..8b22cd7dba80 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/matrix/matrix-sliding-sync.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/matrix/matrix-sliding-sync.nix
@@ -1,10 +1,14 @@
 { config, lib, pkgs, ... }:
 
 let
-  cfg = config.services.matrix-synapse.sliding-sync;
+  cfg = config.services.matrix-sliding-sync;
 in
 {
-  options.services.matrix-synapse.sliding-sync = {
+  imports = [
+    (lib.mkRenamedOptionModule [ "services" "matrix-synapse" "sliding-sync" ] [ "services" "matrix-sliding-sync" ])
+  ];
+
+  options.services.matrix-sliding-sync = {
     enable = lib.mkEnableOption (lib.mdDoc "sliding sync");
 
     package = lib.mkPackageOption pkgs "matrix-sliding-sync" { };
@@ -83,6 +87,7 @@ in
     systemd.services.matrix-sliding-sync = rec {
       after =
         lib.optional cfg.createDatabase "postgresql.service"
+        ++ lib.optional config.services.dendrite.enable "dendrite.service"
         ++ lib.optional config.services.matrix-synapse.enable config.services.matrix-synapse.serviceUnit;
       wants = after;
       wantedBy = [ "multi-user.target" ];