diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 9a7011353..7386490ea 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+2008-03-29  Dan Williams  <dcbw@redhat.com>
+
+	* src/vpn-manager/nm-vpn-connection.c
+		- (nm_vpn_connection_class_init): PROP_SPECIFIC_OBJECT should be boxed,
+			not string
+
+	* src/nm-activation-request.c
+		- (nm_act_request_class_init): PROP_SPECIFIC_OBJECT should be boxed,
+			not string
+
 2008-03-29  Dan Williams  <dcbw@redhat.com>
 
 	* libnm-glib/nm-device-802-11-wireless.c
diff --git a/src/nm-activation-request.c b/src/nm-activation-request.c
index 02e9817f0..76f3a1b91 100644
--- a/src/nm-activation-request.c
+++ b/src/nm-activation-request.c
@@ -230,10 +230,10 @@ nm_act_request_class_init (NMActRequestClass *req_class)
 							  G_PARAM_READABLE));
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_SPECIFIC_OBJECT,
-		 g_param_spec_string (NM_ACTIVE_CONNECTION_SPECIFIC_OBJECT,
+		 g_param_spec_boxed (NM_ACTIVE_CONNECTION_SPECIFIC_OBJECT,
 							  "Specific object",
 							  "Specific object",
-							  NULL,
+							  DBUS_TYPE_G_OBJECT_PATH,
 							  G_PARAM_READABLE));
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_SHARED_SERVICE_NAME,
diff --git a/src/vpn-manager/nm-vpn-connection.c b/src/vpn-manager/nm-vpn-connection.c
index 3a43b655b..a37ac8a98 100644
--- a/src/vpn-manager/nm-vpn-connection.c
+++ b/src/vpn-manager/nm-vpn-connection.c
@@ -904,10 +904,10 @@ nm_vpn_connection_class_init (NMVPNConnectionClass *connection_class)
 							  G_PARAM_READABLE));
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_SPECIFIC_OBJECT,
-		 g_param_spec_string (NM_ACTIVE_CONNECTION_SPECIFIC_OBJECT,
+		 g_param_spec_boxed (NM_ACTIVE_CONNECTION_SPECIFIC_OBJECT,
 							  "Specific object",
 							  "Specific object",
-							  NULL,
+							  DBUS_TYPE_G_OBJECT_PATH,
 							  G_PARAM_READABLE));
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_SHARED_SERVICE_NAME,