diff --git a/module.nix b/module.nix
index 6b13439..2bb19b7 100644
--- a/module.nix
+++ b/module.nix
@@ -51,6 +51,17 @@ let
           tvCategory = "tvshows";
         };
       };
+
+      serviceName = lib.mkOption {
+        type = lib.types.nullOr lib.types.str;
+        default = null;
+        description = ''
+          Name of the systemd service for this download client.
+          When set, the init service will depend on (After + Requires) this service,
+          ensuring the download client is running before health checks execute.
+        '';
+        example = "qbittorrent";
+      };
     };
   };
 
@@ -424,6 +435,13 @@ let
   # Get list of service names that syncedApps depend on
   getSyncedAppDeps = inst: map (app: "${app.serviceName}.service") inst.syncedApps;
 
+  # Get list of service names that download clients depend on
+  getDownloadClientDeps =
+    inst:
+    lib.concatMap (
+      dc: lib.optional (dc.serviceName != null) "${dc.serviceName}.service"
+    ) inst.downloadClients;
+
   enabledInstances = lib.filterAttrs (_: inst: inst.enable) cfg;
 
   mkBazarrProviderSection =
@@ -525,8 +543,9 @@ in
             "${inst.serviceName}.service"
           ]
           ++ (getSyncedAppDeps inst)
+          ++ (getDownloadClientDeps inst)
           ++ (lib.optional (inst.networkNamespacePath != null) "wg.service");
-          requires = [ "${inst.serviceName}.service" ];
+          requires = [ "${inst.serviceName}.service" ] ++ (getDownloadClientDeps inst);
           wantedBy = [ "multi-user.target" ];
           serviceConfig = {
             Type = "oneshot";
diff --git a/tests/health-checks.nix b/tests/health-checks.nix
index 795e1f1..f691527 100644
--- a/tests/health-checks.nix
+++ b/tests/health-checks.nix
@@ -88,10 +88,6 @@ pkgs.testers.runNixOSTest {
         {
           description = "Mock qBittorrent API";
           wantedBy = [ "multi-user.target" ];
-          before = [
-            "sonarr-init.service"
-            "radarr-init.service"
-          ];
           serviceConfig = {
             ExecStart = "${pkgs.python3}/bin/python3 ${mockQbitScript}";
             Type = "simple";
@@ -131,6 +127,7 @@ pkgs.testers.runNixOSTest {
             implementation = "QBittorrent";
             configContract = "QBittorrentSettings";
             protocol = "torrent";
+            serviceName = "mock-qbittorrent";
             fields = {
               host = "127.0.0.1";
               port = 6011;
@@ -154,6 +151,7 @@ pkgs.testers.runNixOSTest {
             implementation = "QBittorrent";
             configContract = "QBittorrentSettings";
             protocol = "torrent";
+            serviceName = "mock-qbittorrent";
             fields = {
               host = "127.0.0.1";
               port = 6011;
@@ -272,27 +270,27 @@ pkgs.testers.runNixOSTest {
         assert "health check" in prowlarr_journal.lower() or "testing" in prowlarr_journal.lower(), \
             "Expected health check log messages in prowlarr-init journal"
 
-    with subtest("Health check fails when download client is unreachable"):
-        # Stop mock qBittorrent to simulate failure
+    with subtest("Init service stops when download client service stops (Requires dependency)"):
+        # With serviceName set, sonarr-init has Requires=mock-qbittorrent.service.
+        # When mock-qbittorrent stops, sonarr-init should also be pulled down —
+        # no spurious restart loops or alert spam.
         machine.succeed("systemctl stop mock-qbittorrent.service")
 
-        # Restart sonarr-init - it should FAIL because download client test will fail
-        machine.execute("systemctl restart sonarr-init.service")
-
-        # Wait for the service to settle into failed state (it has Restart=on-failure)
+        # sonarr-init should be inactive (pulled down by dependency)
         machine.wait_until_succeeds(
-            "systemctl show sonarr-init.service --property=Result | grep -q 'exit-code'",
-            timeout=60,
+            "systemctl show sonarr-init.service --property=ActiveState | grep -q 'inactive'",
+            timeout=30,
         )
 
-        # Check journal for health check failure message
-        journal = machine.succeed("journalctl -u sonarr-init.service --no-pager")
-        assert "health check failed" in journal.lower(), \
-            "Expected health check failure message in sonarr-init journal, got: " + journal[-500:]
+        # radarr-init should also be inactive (same Requires dependency)
+        machine.wait_until_succeeds(
+            "systemctl show radarr-init.service --property=ActiveState | grep -q 'inactive'",
+            timeout=30,
+        )
 
     with subtest("Health check fails when Prowlarr synced app is unreachable"):
-        # Sonarr is already stopped from previous subtest
-        # Also stop radarr to ensure both synced apps are unreachable
+        # Stop radarr to ensure synced apps are unreachable
+        # (sonarr is already stopped since sonarr-init was pulled down above)
         machine.succeed("systemctl stop radarr.service")
 
         # Restart prowlarr-init - it should FAIL because synced app connectivity test fails