diff --git a/clients/tui/nmtui-edit.c b/clients/tui/nmtui-edit.c
index 2cc6b773aa..94d15fb3b2 100644
--- a/clients/tui/nmtui-edit.c
+++ b/clients/tui/nmtui-edit.c
@@ -463,7 +463,7 @@ connection_deleted_callback (GObject      *connection,
 	ConnectionDeleteData *data = user_data;
 	GError *error = NULL;
 
-	if (!nm_remote_connection_delete_finish (data->connection, result, NULL)) {
+	if (!nm_remote_connection_delete_finish (data->connection, result, &error)) {
 		nmt_newt_message_dialog (_("Unable to delete connection: %s"),
 		                         error->message);
 	} else