diff --git a/src/sonic-host-services-data/debian/sonic-host-services-data.aaastatsd.service b/src/sonic-host-services-data/debian/sonic-host-services-data.aaastatsd.service
index b03c6a9551..b93fe92c04 100644
--- a/src/sonic-host-services-data/debian/sonic-host-services-data.aaastatsd.service
+++ b/src/sonic-host-services-data/debian/sonic-host-services-data.aaastatsd.service
@@ -12,6 +12,3 @@ Restart=on-failure
 RestartSec=10
 TimeoutStopSec=3
 
-[Install]
-WantedBy=sonic.target
-
diff --git a/src/sonic-host-services-data/debian/sonic-host-services-data.aaastatsd.timer b/src/sonic-host-services-data/debian/sonic-host-services-data.aaastatsd.timer
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e0458ff326
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/sonic-host-services-data/debian/sonic-host-services-data.aaastatsd.timer
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=Delays aaastatsd daemon until SONiC has started
+PartOf=aaastatsd.service
+
+[Timer]
+OnActiveSec=1min 30 sec
+Unit=aaastatsd.service
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=timers.target sonic.target
+
diff --git a/src/sonic-host-services-data/debian/sonic-host-services-data.hostcfgd.service b/src/sonic-host-services-data/debian/sonic-host-services-data.hostcfgd.service
index 4adf2aba77..5e24345271 100644
--- a/src/sonic-host-services-data/debian/sonic-host-services-data.hostcfgd.service
+++ b/src/sonic-host-services-data/debian/sonic-host-services-data.hostcfgd.service
@@ -9,6 +9,3 @@ After=sonic.target
 Type=simple
 ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/hostcfgd
 
-[Install]
-WantedBy=sonic.target
-
diff --git a/src/sonic-host-services-data/debian/sonic-host-services-data.hostcfgd.timer b/src/sonic-host-services-data/debian/sonic-host-services-data.hostcfgd.timer
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..baf80f4b4c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/sonic-host-services-data/debian/sonic-host-services-data.hostcfgd.timer
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=Delays hostcfgd daemon until SONiC has started
+PartOf=hostcfgd.service
+
+[Timer]
+OnActiveSec=1min 30 sec
+Unit=hostcfgd.service
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=timers.target sonic.target
+