diff --git a/js/ui/components/networkAgent.js b/js/ui/components/networkAgent.js
index 75f420373..9050b8a50 100644
--- a/js/ui/components/networkAgent.js
+++ b/js/ui/components/networkAgent.js
@@ -604,12 +604,17 @@ var NetworkAgent = new Lang.Class({
 
         this._native.connect('new-request', this._newRequest.bind(this));
         this._native.connect('cancel-request', this._cancelRequest.bind(this));
-        try {
-            this._native.init(null);
-        } catch(e) {
-            this._native = null;
-            logError(e, 'error initializing the NetworkManager Agent');
-        }
+
+        this._initialized = false;
+        this._native.init_async(GLib.PRIORITY_DEFAULT, null, (o, res) => {
+            try {
+                this._native.init_finish(res);
+                this._initialized = true;
+            } catch(e) {
+                this._native = null;
+                logError(e, 'error initializing the NetworkManager Agent');
+            }
+        });
     },
 
     enable() {
@@ -617,7 +622,7 @@ var NetworkAgent = new Lang.Class({
             return;
 
         this._native.auto_register = true;
-        if (!this._native.registered)
+        if (this._initialized && !this._native.registered)
             this._native.register_async(null, null);
     },
 
@@ -640,7 +645,7 @@ var NetworkAgent = new Lang.Class({
             return;
 
         this._native.auto_register = false;
-        if (this._native.registered)
+        if (this._initialized && this._native.registered)
             this._native.unregister_async(null, null);
     },
 
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index bfc2ff76c..1c0b68c71 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ ibus_req = '>= 1.5.2'
 
 bt_req = '>= 3.9.0'
 gst_req = '>= 0.11.92'
-nm_req = '>= 0.9.8'
+nm_req = '>= 1.10.4'
 secret_req = '>= 0.18'
 
 gnome = import('gnome')