diff --git a/units/systemd-ask-password-console.path b/units/systemd-ask-password-console.path
index b5acf943b4..c3143d1da6 100644
--- a/units/systemd-ask-password-console.path
+++ b/units/systemd-ask-password-console.path
@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@
 Description=Dispatch Password Requests to Console Directory Watch
 DefaultDependencies=no
 Conflicts=shutdown.target
+After=plymouth-start.service
 Before=basic.target shutdown.target
+ConditionPathExists=!/run/plymouth/pid
 
 [Path]
 DirectoryNotEmpty=/run/systemd/ask-password
diff --git a/units/systemd-ask-password-console.service.in b/units/systemd-ask-password-console.service.in
index a2ac09cd6a..5ff3ed55d7 100644
--- a/units/systemd-ask-password-console.service.in
+++ b/units/systemd-ask-password-console.service.in
@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@
 Description=Dispatch Password Requests to Console
 DefaultDependencies=no
 Conflicts=shutdown.target
+After=plymouth-start.service
 Before=shutdown.target
+ConditionPathExists=!/run/plymouth/pid
 
 [Service]
 ExecStart=@rootbindir@/systemd-tty-ask-password-agent --watch --console
diff --git a/units/systemd-ask-password-plymouth.path b/units/systemd-ask-password-plymouth.path
index ba592c7ce6..06a587620f 100644
--- a/units/systemd-ask-password-plymouth.path
+++ b/units/systemd-ask-password-plymouth.path
@@ -8,9 +8,11 @@
 [Unit]
 Description=Forward Password Requests to Plymouth Directory Watch
 DefaultDependencies=no
-Conflicts=shutdown.target systemd-ask-password-console.path systemd-ask-password-console.service
+Conflicts=shutdown.target
+After=plymouth-start.service
 Before=basic.target shutdown.target
 ConditionKernelCommandLine=!plymouth.enable=0
+ConditionPathExists=/run/plymouth/pid
 
 [Path]
 DirectoryNotEmpty=/run/systemd/ask-password
diff --git a/units/systemd-ask-password-plymouth.service.in b/units/systemd-ask-password-plymouth.service.in
index 2e071bdc86..92cbfdbf09 100644
--- a/units/systemd-ask-password-plymouth.service.in
+++ b/units/systemd-ask-password-plymouth.service.in
@@ -8,9 +8,11 @@
 [Unit]
 Description=Forward Password Requests to Plymouth
 DefaultDependencies=no
-Conflicts=shutdown.target systemd-ask-password-console.path systemd-ask-password-console.service
+Conflicts=shutdown.target
+After=plymouth-start.service
 Before=shutdown.target
 ConditionKernelCommandLine=!plymouth.enable=0
+ConditionPathExists=/run/plymouth/pid
 
 [Service]
 ExecStart=@rootbindir@/systemd-tty-ask-password-agent --watch --plymouth