diff --git a/packages/network/connman/package.mk b/packages/network/connman/package.mk
index 1c82fdb1cb..35df99019d 100644
--- a/packages/network/connman/package.mk
+++ b/packages/network/connman/package.mk
@@ -94,6 +94,9 @@ post_makeinstall_target() {
     cp -P client/connmanctl $INSTALL/usr/bin
     cp -P $PKG_DIR/scripts/cm-online $INSTALL/usr/bin
 
+  mkdir -p $INSTALL/usr/lib/connman
+    cp -P $PKG_DIR/scripts/connman-setup $INSTALL/usr/lib/connman
+
   mkdir -p $INSTALL/etc
     ln -sf /var/cache/resolv.conf $INSTALL/etc/resolv.conf
 
@@ -120,8 +123,6 @@ post_install() {
 
 post_install() {
   enable_service hostname.service
+  enable_service loopback.service
   enable_service connman.service
-  if [ "$PPTP_SUPPORT" = yes -o "$OPENVPN_SUPPORT" = yes ]; then
-    enable_service connman-vpn.service
-  fi
 }
diff --git a/packages/network/connman/profile.d/21-connman.conf b/packages/network/connman/scripts/connman-setup
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
similarity index 68%
rename from packages/network/connman/profile.d/21-connman.conf
rename to packages/network/connman/scripts/connman-setup
index 78ec568298..7a738d81d3
--- a/packages/network/connman/profile.d/21-connman.conf
+++ b/packages/network/connman/scripts/connman-setup
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#!/bin/sh
 ################################################################################
 #      This file is part of OpenELEC - http://www.openelec.tv
 #      Copyright (C) 2009-2012 Stephan Raue (stephan@openelec.tv)
@@ -18,19 +19,8 @@
 #  http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html
 ################################################################################
 
-wait_for_inet_addr () {
-  if [ -f $CONFIG_CACHE/openelec/network_wait ]; then
-    . $CONFIG_CACHE/openelec/network_wait
+# creating initial settings file
+  if [ ! -f /storage/.cache/connman/settings ]; then
+    mkdir -p /storage/.cache/connman
+      cp /usr/share/connman/settings /storage/.cache/connman
   fi
-
-  if [ "$WAIT_NETWORK" = "true" -o "$1" == "force" ] ; then
-    progress "Wait for network"
-    [ -z "$WAIT_NETWORK_TIME" ] && WAIT_NETWORK_TIME=10
-    LOOP_COUNT=$((WAIT_NETWORK_TIME * 5))
-    for i in $(seq 1 $LOOP_COUNT) ; do
-      cnt=$(ifconfig | sed -e '/inet addr:/!d' -e '/127.0.0.1/d' |wc -l)
-      [ $cnt -gt 0 ] && break
-      usleep 200000
-    done
-  fi
-}
diff --git a/packages/network/connman/system.d/connman-vpn.service b/packages/network/connman/system.d/connman-vpn.service
index 20c969d663..f80ad36473 100644
--- a/packages/network/connman/system.d/connman-vpn.service
+++ b/packages/network/connman/system.d/connman-vpn.service
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 [Unit]
 Description=ConnMan VPN service
-Before=network.target
-Wants=network.target
+After=syslog.target
 
 [Service]
 Type=dbus
diff --git a/packages/network/connman/system.d/connman.service b/packages/network/connman/system.d/connman.service
index 1f040438ed..ffc253e6cd 100644
--- a/packages/network/connman/system.d/connman.service
+++ b/packages/network/connman/system.d/connman.service
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ Wants=network.target
 Type=dbus
 BusName=net.connman
 Restart=on-failure
+ExecStartPre=/usr/lib/connman/connman-setup
 ExecStart=/usr/sbin/connmand -n
 StandardOutput=null
 
diff --git a/packages/network/connman/system.d/loopback.service b/packages/network/connman/system.d/loopback.service
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8916413fe7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/network/connman/system.d/loopback.service
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=Setup Loopback interface
+DefaultDependencies=no
+
+[Service]
+Type=oneshot
+ExecStartPre=/sbin/ifconfig lo 127.0.0.1 netmask 255.0.0.0
+ExecStart=/sbin/ifconfig lo up
+RemainAfterExit=yes
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=sysinit.target