Index: virt-manager-0.9.5/src/virtManager/engine.py
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--- virt-manager-0.9.5.orig/src/virtManager/engine.py
+++ virt-manager-0.9.5/src/virtManager/engine.py
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ class vmmEngine(vmmGObject):
                 conn = self.add_conn(uri)
 
             if autoconnect is not None:
-                conn.set_autoconnect(bool(autoconnect))
+                self.connect_to_uri(uri)
 
             self.show_manager()
             if do_start: