diff --git a/cookbooks/base/fedora.image b/cookbooks/base/fedora.image
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9097cfe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cookbooks/base/fedora.image
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=Pull latest version of the Fedora base image
+Documentation=https://quay.io/fedora/fedora
+
+[Image]
+Image=quay.io/fedora/fedora:44
diff --git a/cookbooks/qemu-user-static/qemu-user-static.build b/cookbooks/qemu-user-static/qemu-user-static.build
index c4046ec..c5ed397 100644
--- a/cookbooks/qemu-user-static/qemu-user-static.build
+++ b/cookbooks/qemu-user-static/qemu-user-static.build
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 [Unit]
 Description=multiarch /usr/bin/qemu-*-static
 Documentation=https://github.com/multiarch/qemu-user-static
-Wants=network-online.target
-After=network-online.target
+Wants=network-online.target fedora-image.service
+After=network-online.target fedora-image.service
 
 [Build]
 File=/etc/quadlets/qemu-user-static/container/Containerfile