diff --git a/src/nm-connectivity.c b/src/nm-connectivity.c
index 8cf9f0bc56..b1311fbb70 100644
--- a/src/nm-connectivity.c
+++ b/src/nm-connectivity.c
@@ -408,10 +408,9 @@ _con_curl_timeout_cb (gpointer user_data)
 {
 	NMConnectivityCheckHandle *cb_data = user_data;
 
-	cb_data->concheck.curl_timer = 0;
 	_con_curl_check_connectivity (cb_data->concheck.curl_mhandle, CURL_SOCKET_TIMEOUT, 0);
 	_complete_queued (cb_data->self);
-	return G_SOURCE_REMOVE;
+	return G_SOURCE_CONTINUE;
 }
 
 static int