diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 7ac5a64150..d13eea2db2 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2005-05-08  Dan Williams  <dcbw@redhat.com>
+
+	* src/dhcp-manager/nm-dhcp-manager.c
+		- (nm_dhcp_manager_begin_transaction): Tell dhclient to release leases when
+			it goes down.
+
 2005-05-06  Dan Williams  <dcbw@redhat.com>
 
 	* gnome/applet/applet-dbus-device.c
diff --git a/src/dhcp-manager/nm-dhcp-manager.c b/src/dhcp-manager/nm-dhcp-manager.c
index bf63e232fb..a196a4cac3 100644
--- a/src/dhcp-manager/nm-dhcp-manager.c
+++ b/src/dhcp-manager/nm-dhcp-manager.c
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ gboolean nm_dhcp_manager_begin_transaction (NMDHCPManager *manager, NMActRequest
 	NMDevice *		dev;
 	char *			path;
 	const guint32		opt1 = 31;	/* turns off ALL actions and dhclient-script just writes options to dhcdbd */
-	const guint32		opt2 = 0;		/* dhclient is run in ONE SHOT mode */
+	const guint32		opt2 = 2;		/* dhclient is run in ONE SHOT mode and releases existing leases when brought down */
 	GSource *			source;
 
 	g_return_val_if_fail (manager != NULL, FALSE);