diff --git a/clients/tests/test-client.check-on-disk/test_004-021.expected b/clients/tests/test-client.check-on-disk/test_004-021.expected
index 80be0fc8a7..5cc7aa7315 100644
--- a/clients/tests/test-client.check-on-disk/test_004-021.expected
+++ b/clients/tests/test-client.check-on-disk/test_004-021.expected
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ location: clients/tests/test-client.py:945:test_004()/21
 cmd: $NMCLI con s con-vpn-1
 lang: C
 returncode: 0
-stdout: 4326 bytes
+stdout: 4356 bytes
 >>>
 connection.id:                          con-vpn-1
 connection.uuid:                        UUID-con-vpn-1-REPLACED-REPLACED-REP
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ GENERAL.MASTER-PATH:                    --
 VPN.TYPE:                               openvpn
 VPN.USERNAME:                           --
 VPN.GATEWAY:                            --
-VPN.BANNER:                             --
+VPN.BANNER:                             *** VPN connection con-vpn-1 ***
 VPN.VPN-STATE:                          0 - unknown
 VPN.CFG[1]:                             key1 = val1
 VPN.CFG[2]:                             key2 = val2
diff --git a/clients/tests/test-client.check-on-disk/test_004-022.expected b/clients/tests/test-client.check-on-disk/test_004-022.expected
index 630ff498db..17b3094e96 100644
--- a/clients/tests/test-client.check-on-disk/test_004-022.expected
+++ b/clients/tests/test-client.check-on-disk/test_004-022.expected
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ location: clients/tests/test-client.py:945:test_004()/22
 cmd: $NMCLI con s con-vpn-1
 lang: pl_PL.UTF-8
 returncode: 0
-stdout: 4340 bytes
+stdout: 4370 bytes
 >>>
 connection.id:                          con-vpn-1
 connection.uuid:                        UUID-con-vpn-1-REPLACED-REPLACED-REP
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ GENERAL.MASTER-PATH:                    --
 VPN.TYPE:                               openvpn
 VPN.USERNAME:                           --
 VPN.GATEWAY:                            --
-VPN.BANNER:                             --
+VPN.BANNER:                             *** VPN connection con-vpn-1 ***
 VPN.VPN-STATE:                          0 - nieznane
 VPN.CFG[1]:                             key1 = val1
 VPN.CFG[2]:                             key2 = val2
diff --git a/libnm/nm-vpn-connection.c b/libnm/nm-vpn-connection.c
index 5a3c4e564e..bc26d0b959 100644
--- a/libnm/nm-vpn-connection.c
+++ b/libnm/nm-vpn-connection.c
@@ -71,16 +71,9 @@ static guint signals[LAST_SIGNAL] = { 0 };
 const char *
 nm_vpn_connection_get_banner (NMVpnConnection *vpn)
 {
-	NMVpnConnectionPrivate *priv;
-
 	g_return_val_if_fail (NM_IS_VPN_CONNECTION (vpn), NULL);
 
-	priv = NM_VPN_CONNECTION_GET_PRIVATE (vpn);
-
-	if (priv->vpn_state != NM_VPN_CONNECTION_STATE_ACTIVATED)
-		return NULL;
-
-	return nm_str_not_empty (priv->banner);
+	return nm_str_not_empty (NM_VPN_CONNECTION_GET_PRIVATE (vpn)->banner);
 }
 
 /**