diff --git a/steps-guix/improve/get_network.sh b/steps-guix/improve/get_network.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ddc6a3bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/steps-guix/improve/get_network.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+
+dhcpcd --waitip=4
diff --git a/steps-guix/manifest b/steps-guix/manifest
index fedac049..1e87833d 100644
--- a/steps-guix/manifest
+++ b/steps-guix/manifest
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ build: musl-obstack-1.2.3
 build: elfutils-0.194
 build: linux-6.12.74
 jump: linux64
+improve: get_network
 build: libgpg-error-1.59
 build: libgcrypt-1.12.1
 build: guile-gcrypt-0.5.0