diff --git a/src/nm-manager.c b/src/nm-manager.c
index 2459e6db45..a32973b4f4 100644
--- a/src/nm-manager.c
+++ b/src/nm-manager.c
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ nm_manager_update_state (NMManager *manager)
 }
 
 static void
-ignore_cb (NMSettingsConnectionInterface *connection, GError *error, gpointer user_data)
+ignore_cb (NMSysconfigConnection *connection, GError *error, gpointer user_data)
 {
 }
 
@@ -448,7 +448,6 @@ update_active_connection_timestamp (NMManager *manager, NMDevice *device)
 	NMActRequest *req;
 	NMConnection *connection;
 	NMSettingConnection *s_con;
-	NMSettingsConnectionInterface *connection_interface;
 	NMManagerPrivate *priv;
 
 	g_return_if_fail (NM_IS_DEVICE (device));
@@ -461,19 +460,14 @@ update_active_connection_timestamp (NMManager *manager, NMDevice *device)
 	connection = nm_act_request_get_connection (req);
 	g_assert (connection);
 
-	if (nm_connection_get_scope (connection) != NM_CONNECTION_SCOPE_SYSTEM)
-		return;
-
-	s_con = NM_SETTING_CONNECTION (nm_connection_get_setting (NM_CONNECTION (connection), NM_TYPE_SETTING_CONNECTION));
+	s_con = NM_SETTING_CONNECTION (nm_connection_get_setting (connection, NM_TYPE_SETTING_CONNECTION));
 	g_assert (s_con);
 	g_object_set (s_con, NM_SETTING_CONNECTION_TIMESTAMP, (guint64) time (NULL), NULL);
 
 	if (nm_setting_connection_get_read_only (s_con))
 		return;
 
-	connection_interface = nm_settings_interface_get_connection_by_path (NM_SETTINGS_INTERFACE (priv->sys_settings),
-	                                                                     nm_connection_get_path (connection));
-	nm_settings_connection_interface_update (connection_interface, ignore_cb, NULL);
+	nm_sysconfig_connection_commit_changes (NM_SYSCONFIG_CONNECTION (connection), ignore_cb, NULL);
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/system-settings/plugins/ifcfg-rh/plugin.c b/system-settings/plugins/ifcfg-rh/plugin.c
index 9853987ccb..8ebe196499 100644
--- a/system-settings/plugins/ifcfg-rh/plugin.c
+++ b/system-settings/plugins/ifcfg-rh/plugin.c
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ connection_new_or_changed (SCPluginIfcfg *self,
 	/* Successfully read connection changes */
 
 	/* When the connections are the same, nothing is done */
-	if (nm_connection_compare (NM_CONNECTION (connection),
+	if (nm_connection_compare (NM_CONNECTION (existing),
 	                           NM_CONNECTION (new),
 	                           NM_SETTING_COMPARE_FLAG_EXACT)) {
 		g_object_unref (new);
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ connection_new_or_changed (SCPluginIfcfg *self,
 
 	PLUGIN_PRINT (IFCFG_PLUGIN_NAME, "updating %s", path);
 
-	old_unmanaged = nm_ifcfg_connection_get_unmanaged_spec (NM_IFCFG_CONNECTION (connection));
+	old_unmanaged = nm_ifcfg_connection_get_unmanaged_spec (NM_IFCFG_CONNECTION (existing));
 	new_unmanaged = nm_ifcfg_connection_get_unmanaged_spec (NM_IFCFG_CONNECTION (new));
 
 	if (new_unmanaged) {
diff --git a/system-settings/plugins/keyfile/plugin.c b/system-settings/plugins/keyfile/plugin.c
index cf0993bbe5..5dddf494bf 100644
--- a/system-settings/plugins/keyfile/plugin.c
+++ b/system-settings/plugins/keyfile/plugin.c
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ dir_changed (GFileMonitor *monitor,
 				if (!nm_connection_compare (NM_CONNECTION (connection),
 				                            NM_CONNECTION (tmp),
 				                            NM_SETTING_COMPARE_FLAG_EXACT)) {
-					PLUGIN_PRINT (KEYFILE_PLUGIN_NAME, "updating %s", name);
+					PLUGIN_PRINT (KEYFILE_PLUGIN_NAME, "updating %s", full_path);
 					update_connection_settings (connection, tmp);
 				}
 				g_object_unref (tmp);
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ dir_changed (GFileMonitor *monitor,
 				remove_connection (SC_PLUGIN_KEYFILE (config), connection, full_path);
 			}
 		} else {
-			PLUGIN_PRINT (KEYFILE_PLUGIN_NAME, "updating %s", name);
+			PLUGIN_PRINT (KEYFILE_PLUGIN_NAME, "updating %s", full_path);
 
 			/* New */
 			connection = nm_keyfile_connection_new (full_path, NULL, &error);