diff --git a/src/settings/plugins/ifupdown/nms-ifupdown-plugin.c b/src/settings/plugins/ifupdown/nms-ifupdown-plugin.c
index b66eedc70a..f0e64d1de9 100644
--- a/src/settings/plugins/ifupdown/nms-ifupdown-plugin.c
+++ b/src/settings/plugins/ifupdown/nms-ifupdown-plugin.c
@@ -282,8 +282,10 @@ initialize (NMSettingsPlugin *plugin)
 
 		g_hash_table_iter_init (&iter, priv->eni_ifaces);
 		while (g_hash_table_iter_next (&iter, NULL, (gpointer *) conn)) {
-			_nm_settings_plugin_emit_signal_connection_added (NM_SETTINGS_PLUGIN (self),
-			                                                  NM_SETTINGS_CONNECTION (conn));
+			if (conn) {
+				_nm_settings_plugin_emit_signal_connection_added (NM_SETTINGS_PLUGIN (self),
+				                                                  NM_SETTINGS_CONNECTION (conn));
+			}
 		}
 	}
 }