diff --git a/clients/common/nm-secret-agent-simple.c b/clients/common/nm-secret-agent-simple.c
index 550fefa809..4e59f489f0 100644
--- a/clients/common/nm-secret-agent-simple.c
+++ b/clients/common/nm-secret-agent-simple.c
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ request_secrets_from_ui (NMSecretAgentSimpleRequest *request)
 	g_return_if_fail (priv->enabled);
 
 	/* We only handle requests for connection with @path if set. */
-	if (!g_str_has_prefix (request->request_id, priv->path)) {
+	if (priv->path && !g_str_has_prefix (request->request_id, priv->path)) {
 		gs_free_error GError *error = NULL;
 
 		error = g_error_new (NM_SECRET_AGENT_ERROR, NM_SECRET_AGENT_ERROR_FAILED,