diff --git a/src/settings/nm-settings-connection.c b/src/settings/nm-settings-connection.c
index 7e0d518a5..686481065 100644
--- a/src/settings/nm-settings-connection.c
+++ b/src/settings/nm-settings-connection.c
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ enum {
 enum {
 	UPDATED,
 	REMOVED,
-	DBUS_UPDATED,
+	UPDATED_BY_USER,
 	LAST_SIGNAL
 };
 static guint signals[LAST_SIGNAL] = { 0 };
@@ -1233,7 +1233,7 @@ con_update_cb (NMSettingsConnection *self,
 		nm_agent_manager_save_secrets (info->agent_mgr, for_agent, info->subject);
 		g_object_unref (for_agent);
 
-		g_signal_emit (self, signals[DBUS_UPDATED], 0);
+		g_signal_emit (self, signals[UPDATED_BY_USER], 0);
 	}
 
 	update_complete (self, info, error);
@@ -2040,8 +2040,8 @@ nm_settings_connection_class_init (NMSettingsConnectionClass *class)
 		              G_TYPE_NONE, 0);
 
 	/* Emitted when connection is changed from D-Bus */
-	signals[DBUS_UPDATED] =
-		g_signal_new (NM_SETTINGS_CONNECTION_DBUS_UPDATED,
+	signals[UPDATED_BY_USER] =
+		g_signal_new (NM_SETTINGS_CONNECTION_UPDATED_BY_USER,
 		              G_TYPE_FROM_CLASS (class),
 		              G_SIGNAL_RUN_FIRST,
 		              0, NULL, NULL,
diff --git a/src/settings/nm-settings-connection.h b/src/settings/nm-settings-connection.h
index ab29ae81e..a16acc9f5 100644
--- a/src/settings/nm-settings-connection.h
+++ b/src/settings/nm-settings-connection.h
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ G_BEGIN_DECLS
 #define NM_SETTINGS_CONNECTION_GET_SECRETS "get-secrets"
 #define NM_SETTINGS_CONNECTION_CANCEL_SECRETS "cancel-secrets"
 
-/* Emitted when connection is changed from D-Bus */
-#define NM_SETTINGS_CONNECTION_DBUS_UPDATED "dbus-updated"
+/* Emitted when connection is changed by a user action */
+#define NM_SETTINGS_CONNECTION_UPDATED_BY_USER "updated-by-user"
 
 /* Properties */
 #define NM_SETTINGS_CONNECTION_VISIBLE "visible"
diff --git a/src/settings/nm-settings.c b/src/settings/nm-settings.c
index a940656ee..5cc4938ca 100644
--- a/src/settings/nm-settings.c
+++ b/src/settings/nm-settings.c
@@ -1525,7 +1525,7 @@ default_wired_connection_removed_cb (NMSettingsConnection *connection, NMSetting
 }
 
 static void
-default_wired_connection_dbus_updated_cb (NMSettingsConnection *connection, NMSettings *self)
+default_wired_connection_updated_by_user_cb (NMSettingsConnection *connection, NMSettings *self)
 {
 	NMDevice *device;
 
@@ -1554,7 +1554,7 @@ default_wired_clear_tag (NMSettings *self,
 	g_object_set_data (G_OBJECT (device), DEFAULT_WIRED_CONNECTION_TAG, NULL);
 
 	g_signal_handlers_disconnect_by_func (connection, G_CALLBACK (default_wired_connection_removed_cb), self);
-	g_signal_handlers_disconnect_by_func (connection, G_CALLBACK (default_wired_connection_dbus_updated_cb), self);
+	g_signal_handlers_disconnect_by_func (connection, G_CALLBACK (default_wired_connection_updated_by_user_cb), self);
 
 	if (add_to_no_auto_default)
 		nm_config_set_ethernet_no_auto_default (NM_SETTINGS_GET_PRIVATE (self)->config, NM_CONFIG_DEVICE (device));
@@ -1631,8 +1631,8 @@ nm_settings_device_added (NMSettings *self, NMDevice *device)
 	g_object_set_data (G_OBJECT (added), DEFAULT_WIRED_DEVICE_TAG, device);
 	g_object_set_data (G_OBJECT (device), DEFAULT_WIRED_CONNECTION_TAG, added);
 
-	g_signal_connect (added, NM_SETTINGS_CONNECTION_DBUS_UPDATED,
-	                  G_CALLBACK (default_wired_connection_dbus_updated_cb), self);
+	g_signal_connect (added, NM_SETTINGS_CONNECTION_UPDATED_BY_USER,
+	                  G_CALLBACK (default_wired_connection_updated_by_user_cb), self);
 	g_signal_connect (added, NM_SETTINGS_CONNECTION_REMOVED,
 	                  G_CALLBACK (default_wired_connection_removed_cb), self);