diff --git a/dom0/sd-gpg.sls b/dom0/sd-gpg.sls
index 5300993c..50b78619 100644
--- a/dom0/sd-gpg.sls
+++ b/dom0/sd-gpg.sls
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ sd-gpg:
       - label: purple
     - prefs:
       - netvm: ""
+      - autostart: true
     - tags:
       - add:
         - sd-workstation
diff --git a/dom0/sd-proxy.sls b/dom0/sd-proxy.sls
index 1b2c42c9..78a30fca 100644
--- a/dom0/sd-proxy.sls
+++ b/dom0/sd-proxy.sls
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ sd-proxy:
     - prefs:
       - netvm: sd-whonix
       - kernelopts: "nopat apparmor=1 security=apparmor"
+      - autostart: true
     - tags:
       - add:
         - sd-workstation