diff --git a/clients/cli/connections.c b/clients/cli/connections.c
index 6fa2fe7371..b4388647fe 100644
--- a/clients/cli/connections.c
+++ b/clients/cli/connections.c
@@ -1855,7 +1855,7 @@ device_state_cb (NMDevice *device, GParamSpec *pspec, gpointer user_data)
 		         nm_object_get_path (NM_OBJECT (active)));
 		quit ();
 	} else if (   ac_state == NM_ACTIVE_CONNECTION_STATE_ACTIVATING
-	           && state == NM_DEVICE_STATE_IP_CONFIG) {
+	           && state >= NM_DEVICE_STATE_IP_CONFIG) {
 		if (nmc->print_output == NMC_PRINT_PRETTY)
 			nmc_terminal_erase_line ();
 		g_print (_("Connection successfully activated (master waiting for slaves) (D-Bus active path: %s)\n"),