diff --git a/libnm/nm-remote-connection.c b/libnm/nm-remote-connection.c
index e2073784c..e5c5b9949 100644
--- a/libnm/nm-remote-connection.c
+++ b/libnm/nm-remote-connection.c
@@ -706,6 +706,7 @@ init_get_settings_cb (GObject *proxy,
 	priv->visible = TRUE;
 	replace_settings (init_data->connection, settings);
 	g_variant_unref (settings);
+	g_object_notify (init_data->connection, NM_REMOTE_CONNECTION_VISIBLE);
 
 	init_async_complete (init_data, NULL);
 }
diff --git a/libnm/nm-remote-settings.c b/libnm/nm-remote-settings.c
index 4d240e3b3..b25fa6598 100644
--- a/libnm/nm-remote-settings.c
+++ b/libnm/nm-remote-settings.c
@@ -237,8 +237,10 @@ connection_added (NMRemoteSettings *self,
 
 	if (nm_remote_connection_get_visible (remote))
 		g_ptr_array_add (priv->visible_connections, remote);
-	else
+	else {
 		g_signal_stop_emission (self, signals[CONNECTION_ADDED], 0);
+		return;
+	}
 
 	path = nm_connection_get_path (NM_CONNECTION (remote));
 	addinfo = add_connection_info_find (self, path);