diff --git a/autoconnect.py b/autoconnect.py
index 17ff7b0..546daf7 100644
--- a/autoconnect.py
+++ b/autoconnect.py
@@ -19,20 +19,26 @@
 
 import dbus
 import time
+import gobject
+from dbus.mainloop.glib import DBusGMainLoop
 
+DBusGMainLoop(set_as_default=True)
 bus = dbus.SystemBus()
 proxy_obj = bus.get_object('org.wicd.daemon', '/org/wicd/daemon')
 daemon = dbus.Interface(proxy_obj, 'org.wicd.daemon')
 
-def reply_handle(r):
-    pass
+def reply_handle():
+    loop.quit()
 def error_handle(e):
-    pass
+    loop.quit()
 
 print daemon.Hello()
 time.sleep(3)
 daemon.SetSuspend(False)
-daemon.SetForcedDisconnect(False)
 if not daemon.CheckIfConnecting():
     print daemon.AutoConnect(True, reply_handler=reply_handle,
                              error_handler=error_handle)
+    daemon.SetForcedDisconnect(False)
+    
+loop = gobject.MainLoop()
+loop.run()
diff --git a/monitor.py b/monitor.py
index ef639ab..e75d36a 100755
--- a/monitor.py
+++ b/monitor.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import dbus
 import gobject
 import os
 import sys
+from dbus.mainloop.glib import DBusGMainLoop
 
 import wpath
 import misc
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ if sys.platform == 'linux2':
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     wpath.chdir(__file__)
 
+DBusGMainLoop(set_as_default=True)
 proxy_obj = dbus.SystemBus().get_object('org.wicd.daemon', '/org/wicd/daemon')
 daemon = dbus.Interface(proxy_obj, 'org.wicd.daemon')
 wired = dbus.Interface(proxy_obj, 'org.wicd.daemon.wired')
@@ -239,7 +241,7 @@ class ConnectionStatus():
                                    error_handler=err_handle)
         self.reconnecting = False
         
-def reply_handle(r):
+def reply_handle():
         pass
     
 def err_handle(e):