diff --git a/conf/systemd/user/ipfs.service b/conf/systemd/user/ipfs.service
index 6ed1e2ce..eaa278cc 100644
--- a/conf/systemd/user/ipfs.service
+++ b/conf/systemd/user/ipfs.service
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ After=network.target
 # providers triggers netscan detection, risking account termination"
 
 [Service]
+ExecStartPre=/usr/bin/sudo -n /usr/bin/protonvpn connect --p2p
 ExecStart=/home/mikaela/go/bin/ipfs daemon --routing=dht --enable-gc --enable-namesys-pubsub
 
 # My attempts at explaining flags above + --mount for fuse
diff --git a/conf/systemd/user/qbittorrent-nox.service b/conf/systemd/user/qbittorrent-nox.service
index 741dc495..641c077a 100644
--- a/conf/systemd/user/qbittorrent-nox.service
+++ b/conf/systemd/user/qbittorrent-nox.service
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ Description=A Headless Bittorrent client using rb_libtorrent
 
 [Service]
 Type=simple
+ExecStartPre=/usr/bin/sudo -n /usr/bin/protonvpn connect --p2p
 ExecStart=/usr/bin/qbittorrent-nox --webui-port=8081
 ExecReload=/bin/kill -HUP $MAINPID