diff --git a/share/words.xml b/share/words.xml
index bf5365a3..3673aa94 100644
--- a/share/words.xml
+++ b/share/words.xml
@@ -2120,6 +2120,8 @@ Are you sure that you want to delete the server: [#!variable!server_name!#]? [Ty
 		<key name="message_0246">Purging the Anvil!: [#!variable!anvil_name!#] (UUID: [#!variable!anvil_uuid!#]:</key>
 		<key name="message_0247"><![CDATA[Please specify which server you want to manage with '--server <name_or_uuid>'. Available servers on this Anvil! system;]]></key>
 		<key name="message_0248">Created the journald directory: [#!variable!directory!#].</key>
+		<key name="message_0249">Checking that the daemon: [#!variable!daemon!#] is running.</key>
+		<key name="message_0250">The daemon: [#!variable!daemon!#] was not running, starting it now.</key>
 		
 		<!-- Success messages shown to the user --> 
 		<key name="ok_0001">Saved the mail server information successfully!</key>
diff --git a/tools/anvil-daemon b/tools/anvil-daemon
index 17168b09..16d2b488 100755
--- a/tools/anvil-daemon
+++ b/tools/anvil-daemon
@@ -579,9 +579,12 @@ sub run_once
 	# Check to see if we need to do boot-time tasks. We only run these if we've just booted
 	boot_time_tasks($anvil);
 	
+	# Check that the daemons we need are running.
+	check_daemons($anvil);
+	
 	# Check the ssh stuff. 
 	# NOTE: This actually runs again in the minutes tasks, but needs to run on boot as well.
-	$anvil->System->check_ssh_keys({debug => 3});
+	$anvil->System->check_ssh_keys();
 	
 	# Check setuid wrappers
 	check_setuid_wrappers($anvil);
@@ -597,6 +600,28 @@ sub run_once
 	return(0);
 }
 
+sub check_daemons
+{
+	my ($anvil) = @_;
+	
+	foreach my $daemon ("NetworkManager")
+	{
+		$anvil->Log->entry({source => $THIS_FILE, line => __LINE__, level => 2, key => "message_0249", variables => { daemon => $daemon }});
+		
+		my $running = $anvil->System->check_daemon({daemon => $daemon});
+		$anvil->Log->variables({source => $THIS_FILE, line => __LINE__, level => 2, list => { running => $running }});
+		
+		if (not $running)
+		{
+			$anvil->Log->entry({source => $THIS_FILE, line => __LINE__, level => 2, key => "message_0250", variables => { daemon => $daemon }});
+			my $return_code = $anvil->System->start_daemon({daemon => $daemon});
+			$anvil->Log->variables({source => $THIS_FILE, line => __LINE__, level => 2, list => { return_code => $return_code }});
+		}
+	}
+	
+	return(0);
+}
+
 sub check_journald
 {
 	my ($anvil) = @_;