diff --git a/vpn-daemons/openvpn/ChangeLog b/vpn-daemons/openvpn/ChangeLog
index 2d5ba5bc31..ffb28b0493 100644
--- a/vpn-daemons/openvpn/ChangeLog
+++ b/vpn-daemons/openvpn/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2008-05-01  Dan Williams  <dcbw@redhat.com>
+
+	* src/nm-vpnc-service.c
+		- (validate_one_property): allow the 'name' property
+
 2008-04-27  Dan Williams  <dcbw@redhat.com>
 
 	* properties/Makefile.am
diff --git a/vpn-daemons/openvpn/src/nm-openvpn-service.c b/vpn-daemons/openvpn/src/nm-openvpn-service.c
index cbd448a863..ba41a0c969 100644
--- a/vpn-daemons/openvpn/src/nm-openvpn-service.c
+++ b/vpn-daemons/openvpn/src/nm-openvpn-service.c
@@ -114,6 +114,10 @@ validate_one_property (gpointer key, gpointer val, gpointer user_data)
 	if (*failed)
 		return;
 
+	/* 'name' is the setting name; always allowed but unused */
+	if (!strcmp ((char *) key, NM_SETTING_NAME))
+		return;
+
 	for (i = 0; valid_properties[i].name; i++) {
 		ValidProperty prop = valid_properties[i];