diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 945c5820c5..ab0310838b 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2008-08-15  Dan Williams  <dcbw@redhat.com>
+
+	* src/ppp-manager/nm-ppp-manager.c
+		- (pppd_timed_out): ensure timeouts fail the connection
+
 2008-08-14  Dan Williams  <dcbw@redhat.com>
 
 	* src/nm-properties-changed-signal.c
diff --git a/src/ppp-manager/nm-ppp-manager.c b/src/ppp-manager/nm-ppp-manager.c
index 3eae667883..49de28cf36 100644
--- a/src/ppp-manager/nm-ppp-manager.c
+++ b/src/ppp-manager/nm-ppp-manager.c
@@ -690,6 +690,8 @@ pppd_timed_out (gpointer data)
 	nm_warning ("Looks like pppd didn't initialize our dbus module");
 	nm_ppp_manager_stop (manager);
 
+	g_signal_emit (manager, signals[STATE_CHANGED], 0, NM_PPP_STATUS_DEAD);
+
 	return FALSE;
 }