diff --git a/libnm-glib/nm-remote-settings.c b/libnm-glib/nm-remote-settings.c
index 8f213f9efa..b6b6c184e3 100644
--- a/libnm-glib/nm-remote-settings.c
+++ b/libnm-glib/nm-remote-settings.c
@@ -728,7 +728,12 @@ properties_changed_cb (DBusGProxy *proxy,
 NMRemoteSettings *
 nm_remote_settings_new (DBusGConnection *bus)
 {
-	return g_object_new (NM_TYPE_REMOTE_SETTINGS, NM_REMOTE_SETTINGS_BUS, bus, NULL);
+	NMRemoteSettings *settings;
+
+	settings = g_object_new (NM_TYPE_REMOTE_SETTINGS, NM_REMOTE_SETTINGS_BUS, bus, NULL);
+
+	_nm_remote_settings_ensure_inited (settings);
+	return settings;
 }
 
 static void