diff --git a/src/lib/connections/mobile_ppp b/src/lib/connections/mobile_ppp
index 9e07ef9..8ad7a15 100644
--- a/src/lib/connections/mobile_ppp
+++ b/src/lib/connections/mobile_ppp
@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@ mobile_ppp_up() {
         rf_enable "$Interface" "$RFKill" || return 1
     fi
 
-    network_ready
-
     mkdir -p "$options_dir"
     if [[ -z $ChatScript ]]; then
         ChatScript="$options_dir/modem.chat"
@@ -83,6 +81,7 @@ connect $(quote_word "/usr/sbin/chat -v -t15 -f $(quote_word "$ChatScript")")
 ${OptionsFile:+file $(quote_word "$OptionsFile")}
 EOF
 
+    network_ready
     if ! $PPPD file "$options_dir/options"; then
         rm -r "$options_dir"
         report_error "Could not establish a ppp connection for profile '$Profile'."
diff --git a/src/lib/connections/pppoe b/src/lib/connections/pppoe
index 35bccf7..aab6168 100644
--- a/src/lib/connections/pppoe
+++ b/src/lib/connections/pppoe
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ pppoe_up() {
         report_error "Failed to bring interface '$Interface' up"
         return 1
     fi
-    network_ready
 
     mkdir -p "$(dirname "$options")"
     cat >> "$options" << EOF
@@ -48,6 +47,7 @@ password $(quote_word "$Password")
 ${OptionsFile:+file $(quote_word "$OptionsFile")}
 EOF
 
+    network_ready
     if ! $PPPD file "$options"; then
         rm "$options"
         rmdir "$(dirname "$options")"
diff --git a/src/lib/connections/wireless b/src/lib/connections/wireless
index aeec060..5444baa 100644
--- a/src/lib/connections/wireless
+++ b/src/lib/connections/wireless
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ wireless_up() {
         return 1
     fi
 
+    network_ready
     # Bring interface up after starting wpa_supplicant
     # This is important since cards such as iwl3945 do not support
     # mode switching when they are already up.