diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 790f1d942..06b38ecdb 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+2008-10-20  Dan Williams  <dcbw@redhat.com>
+
+	* src/nm-manager.c
+		- (initial_get_connections): use private dbus manager, don't keep
+			ref-ing the singleton.  Fixes mismatched refcounts of the dbus
+			manager object.
+
 2008-10-18  Dan Williams  <dcbw@redhat.com>
 
 	* libnm-glib/nm-settings.c
diff --git a/src/nm-manager.c b/src/nm-manager.c
index 403327aa8..8596337b3 100644
--- a/src/nm-manager.c
+++ b/src/nm-manager.c
@@ -1363,7 +1363,7 @@ initial_get_connections (gpointer user_data)
 	NMManager *manager = NM_MANAGER (user_data);
 	NMManagerPrivate *priv = NM_MANAGER_GET_PRIVATE (manager);
 
-	if (nm_dbus_manager_name_has_owner (nm_dbus_manager_get (),
+	if (nm_dbus_manager_name_has_owner (priv->dbus_mgr,
 	                                    NM_DBUS_SERVICE_SYSTEM_SETTINGS)) {
 		query_system_settings_property (manager, "UnmanagedDevices", system_settings_get_unmanaged_devices_cb);
 		query_system_settings_property (manager, "Hostname", system_settings_get_hostname_cb);
@@ -1373,7 +1373,7 @@ initial_get_connections (gpointer user_data)
 		priv->poke_id = g_idle_add (poke_system_settings_daemon_cb, (gpointer) manager);
 	}
 
-	if (nm_dbus_manager_name_has_owner (nm_dbus_manager_get (),
+	if (nm_dbus_manager_name_has_owner (priv->dbus_mgr,
 	                                    NM_DBUS_SERVICE_USER_SETTINGS))
 		query_connections (manager, NM_CONNECTION_SCOPE_USER);