--- init.d.NetworkManager.orig	2014-11-08 21:12:42.177216596 +0300
+++ init.d.NetworkManager	2014-11-08 21:12:55.766217244 +0300
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 		--exec /usr/sbin/NetworkManager -- --pid-file /run/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.pid
 	local _retval=$?
 	eend "${_retval}"
+	nmcli networking on ||  eerror "Enabling networking failed"
 	if [ "x${_retval}" = 'x0' ] && ! nm-online -t "${INACTIVE_TIMEOUT}"; then
 		einfo "Marking NetworkManager as inactive. It will automatically be marked"
 		einfo "as started after a network connection has been established."
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@
 	fi
 
 	ebegin "Stopping NetworkManager"
+	nmcli networking off ||  eerror "Disabling networking failed"
 	local pidfile=/run/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.pid
 	if [ ! -e "${pidfile}" ] && [ -e /var/run/NetworkManager.pid ]; then 
 		# Try stopping the pid file used by <0.9.7