diff --git a/system-settings/plugins/ifcfg-rh/plugin.c b/system-settings/plugins/ifcfg-rh/plugin.c
index 47ce0075f8..8a831228c2 100644
--- a/system-settings/plugins/ifcfg-rh/plugin.c
+++ b/system-settings/plugins/ifcfg-rh/plugin.c
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ read_one_connection (SCPluginIfcfg *plugin, const char *filename)
 
 		if (nm_ifcfg_connection_get_unmanaged_spec (connection)) {
 			PLUGIN_PRINT (IFCFG_PLUGIN_NAME, "Ignoring connection '%s' and its "
-			              "device because NM_CONTROLLED was false.", cid);
+			              "device due to NM_CONTROLLED/BRIDGE/VLAN.", cid);
 			g_signal_emit_by_name (plugin, NM_SYSTEM_CONFIG_INTERFACE_UNMANAGED_SPECS_CHANGED);
 		} else {
 			/* Wait for the connection to become unmanaged once it knows the
diff --git a/system-settings/plugins/ifcfg-rh/reader.c b/system-settings/plugins/ifcfg-rh/reader.c
index 51a2075a17..c016c124f5 100644
--- a/system-settings/plugins/ifcfg-rh/reader.c
+++ b/system-settings/plugins/ifcfg-rh/reader.c
@@ -3288,18 +3288,16 @@ connection_from_file (const char *filename,
 	/* Ignore BRIDGE= and VLAN= connections for now too (rh #619863) */
 	tmp = svGetValue (parsed, "BRIDGE", FALSE);
 	if (tmp) {
-		g_set_error (error, ifcfg_plugin_error_quark (), 0,
-		             "Bridge component connections are not yet supported");
 		g_free (tmp);
-		goto done;
+		nm_controlled = FALSE;
 	}
 
-	tmp = svGetValue (parsed, "VLAN", FALSE);
-	if (tmp) {
-		g_set_error (error, ifcfg_plugin_error_quark (), 0,
-		             "VLAN connections are not yet supported");
-		g_free (tmp);
-		goto done;
+	if (nm_controlled) {
+		tmp = svGetValue (parsed, "VLAN", FALSE);
+		if (tmp) {
+			g_free (tmp);
+			nm_controlled = FALSE;
+		}
 	}
 
 	/* Construct the connection */