diff --git a/examples/C/glib/get-active-connections-dbus-glib.c b/examples/C/glib/get-active-connections-dbus-glib.c
index 86adbde3e8..186feae26c 100644
--- a/examples/C/glib/get-active-connections-dbus-glib.c
+++ b/examples/C/glib/get-active-connections-dbus-glib.c
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  * with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
  * 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
  *
- * (C) Copyright 2010 Red Hat, Inc.
+ * (C) Copyright 2010 -2014 Red Hat, Inc.
  */
 
 /*
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
  *   gcc -Wall `pkg-config --libs --cflags glib-2.0 dbus-glib-1 libnm-util` get-active-connections-dbus-glib.c -o get-active-connections-dbus-glib
  */
 
+#include <stdio.h>
 #include <glib.h>
 #include <dbus/dbus-glib.h>
 
@@ -41,22 +42,18 @@
 #define DBUS_TYPE_G_ARRAY_OF_OBJECT_PATH    (dbus_g_type_get_collection ("GPtrArray", DBUS_TYPE_G_OBJECT_PATH))
 
 static void
-print_connection (DBusGConnection *bus, const char *service, const char *path)
+print_connection (DBusGConnection *bus, const char *path)
 {
 	DBusGProxy *proxy;
 	GError *error = NULL;
 	GHashTable *hash = NULL;
 	NMConnection *connection = NULL;
 
-	/* This function asks the Settings Service that provides this network
-	 * configuration for the details of that configuration.
-	 */
+	/* This function asks NetworkManager for the details of the connection */
 
-	/* Create the D-Bus proxy for the Settings Service so we can ask it for the
-	 * connection configuration details.
-	 */
+	/* Create the D-Bus proxy so we can ask it for the connection configuration details. */
 	proxy = dbus_g_proxy_new_for_name (bus,
-	                                   service,
+	                                   NM_DBUS_SERVICE,
 	                                   path,
 	                                   NM_DBUS_IFACE_SETTINGS_CONNECTION);
 	g_assert (proxy);
@@ -72,9 +69,8 @@ print_connection (DBusGConnection *bus, const char *service, const char *path)
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	/* Using the raw configuration, create an NMConnection object for it.  This
-	 * step also verifies that the data we got from the settings service is
-	 * valid. */
+	/* Using the raw configuration, create an NMConnection object for it. This
+	 * step also verifies that the data we got from NetworkManager are valid. */
 	connection = nm_connection_new_from_hash (hash, &error);
 	if (!connection) {
 		g_warning ("Received invalid connection data: %s", error->message);
@@ -83,7 +79,7 @@ print_connection (DBusGConnection *bus, const char *service, const char *path)
 	}
 
 	/* And finally dump all the configuration to stdout */
-	g_message ("%s => %s", service, path);
+	printf ("%s <=> %s\n", nm_connection_get_id (connection), path);
 	nm_connection_dump (connection);
 
 out:
@@ -99,9 +95,8 @@ get_active_connection_details (DBusGConnection *bus, const char *obj_path)
 {
 	DBusGProxy *props_proxy;
 	GValue path_value = G_VALUE_INIT;
-	GValue serv_value = G_VALUE_INIT;
 	GError *error = NULL;
-	const char *path = NULL, *service = NULL;
+	const char *path = NULL;
 
 	/* This function gets the backing Connection object that describes the
 	 * network configuration that the ActiveConnection object is actually using.
@@ -141,37 +136,11 @@ get_active_connection_details (DBusGConnection *bus, const char *obj_path)
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	/* Get the service name of the D-Bus service that provides the Connection */
-	if (!dbus_g_proxy_call (props_proxy, "Get", &error,
-	                        G_TYPE_STRING, NM_DBUS_INTERFACE_ACTIVE_CONNECTION,
-	                        G_TYPE_STRING, "ServiceName",
-	                        G_TYPE_INVALID,
-	                        G_TYPE_VALUE, &serv_value,
-	                        G_TYPE_INVALID)) {
-		g_warning ("Failed to get active connection ServiceName property: %s",
-		           error->message);
-		g_error_free (error);
-		goto out;
-	}
-
-	if (!G_VALUE_HOLDS (&serv_value, G_TYPE_STRING)) {
-		g_warning ("Unexpected type returned getting Connection property: %s",
-		           G_VALUE_TYPE_NAME (&serv_value));
-		goto out;
-	}
-
-	service = g_value_get_string (&serv_value);
-	if (!service) {
-		g_warning ("Missing connection service name!");
-		goto out;
-	}
-
 	/* Print out the actual connection details */
-	print_connection (bus, service, path);
+	print_connection (bus, path);
 
 out:
 	g_value_unset (&path_value);
-	g_value_unset (&serv_value);
 	g_object_unref (props_proxy);
 }
 
@@ -181,6 +150,7 @@ get_active_connections (DBusGConnection *bus, DBusGProxy *proxy)
 	GError *error = NULL;
 	GValue value = G_VALUE_INIT;
 	GPtrArray *paths = NULL;
+	const char *a_path;
 	int i;
 
 	/* Get the ActiveConnections property from the NM Manager object */
@@ -209,9 +179,12 @@ get_active_connections (DBusGConnection *bus, DBusGProxy *proxy)
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	/* And print out the details of each active connection */
-	for (i = 0; i < paths->len; i++)
-		get_active_connection_details (bus, g_ptr_array_index (paths, i));
+	/* And print out the details for each active connection */
+	for (i = 0; i < paths->len; i++) {
+		a_path = g_ptr_array_index (paths, i);
+		printf ("Active connection path: %s\n", a_path);
+		get_active_connection_details (bus, a_path);
+	}
 
 out:
 	g_value_unset (&value);