diff --git a/open-vm-tools/scripts/linux/network b/open-vm-tools/scripts/linux/network
index 033c88248..e52481373 100644
--- a/open-vm-tools/scripts/linux/network
+++ b/open-vm-tools/scripts/linux/network
@@ -529,20 +529,20 @@ TranquilizeNetworkManager()
          ;;
    esac
 
-   # NetworkManager 0.8.0 and above
+   # NetworkManager 0.9.1 and above
    $dbusSend --system --print-reply          \
       --dest=org.freedesktop.NetworkManager  \
       /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager        \
-      org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.Enable boolean:false
+      org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.Sleep boolean:true
    rc=$?
    if [ $rc -eq 0 ]; then
       return $rc
    fi
-   # NetworkManager 0.7.0
+   # NetworkManager 0.9.0
    $dbusSend --system --print-reply          \
       --dest=org.freedesktop.NetworkManager  \
       /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager        \
-      org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.Sleep boolean:true
+      org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.Enable boolean:false
    rc=$?
    if [ $rc -eq 0 ]; then
       return $rc
@@ -578,20 +578,20 @@ WakeNetworkManager()
    dbusSend=`which dbus-send 2>/dev/null`
    rc=$?
    if [ $rc = 0 ]; then
-      # NetworkManager 0.8.0
+      # NetworkManager 0.9.1 and above
       $dbusSend --system --print-reply          \
          --dest=org.freedesktop.NetworkManager  \
          /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager        \
-         org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.Enable boolean:true
+         org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.Sleep boolean:false
       rc=$?
       if [ $rc = 0 ]; then
          return $rc
       fi
-      # NetworkManager 0.7.0
+      # NetworkManager 0.9.0
       $dbusSend --system --print-reply          \
          --dest=org.freedesktop.NetworkManager  \
          /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager        \
-         org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.Sleep boolean:false
+         org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.Enable boolean:true
       rc=$?
       if [ $rc = 0 ]; then
          return $rc