diff --git a/xCAT/postscripts/configeth b/xCAT/postscripts/configeth
index 93dde33a7..57dc72a12 100755
--- a/xCAT/postscripts/configeth
+++ b/xCAT/postscripts/configeth
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ function configipv4(){
                 tmp_con_name=$con_name"-tmp"
                 nmcli con modify $con_name connection.id $tmp_con_name
             fi
-            nmcli con add type ethernet con-name $con_name ifname ${str_if_name} ipv4.method manual  ipv4.addresses  ${str_v4ip}/${str_prefix}
+            nmcli con add type ethernet con-name $con_name ifname ${str_if_name} ipv4.method manual  ipv4.addresses  ${str_v4ip}/${str_prefix} connection.autoconnect-priority 9
         else
             echo "DEVICE=${str_if_name}" > $str_conf_file
             echo "BOOTPROTO=none" >> $str_conf_file
@@ -636,7 +636,7 @@ elif [ "$1" = "-s" ];then
                 tmp_con_name=${str_inst_nic}"-tmp"
                 nmcli con modify $con_name connection.id $tmp_con_name
             fi
-            nmcli con add type ethernet con-name $con_name ifname ${str_inst_nic} ipv4.method manual ipv4.addresses  ${str_inst_ip}/${str_inst_prefix}
+            nmcli con add type ethernet con-name $con_name ifname ${str_inst_nic} ipv4.method manual ipv4.addresses  ${str_inst_ip}/${str_inst_prefix} connection.autoconnect-priority 9
         else
             echo "DEVICE=${str_inst_nic}" > $str_conf_file
             echo "IPADDR=${str_inst_ip}" >> $str_conf_file
@@ -1111,10 +1111,10 @@ else
                     nmcli con up $con_name
 		    wait_for_ifstate $str_nic_name UP 10 10
 		else
-                    ip link set dev $con_name up
+                    ip link set dev $str_nic_name up
 		fi
                 if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
-                    log_error "bring $con_name up failed."
+                    log_error "bring $str_nic_name up failed."
                     error_code=1
                 fi
             fi
diff --git a/xCAT/postscripts/confignetwork b/xCAT/postscripts/confignetwork
index 32c172252..2e93ed63c 100755
--- a/xCAT/postscripts/confignetwork
+++ b/xCAT/postscripts/confignetwork
@@ -633,6 +633,18 @@ errorcode=0
 #nictypes should support capital letters, for example, Ethernet and ethernet
 utolcmd="sed -e y/ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ/abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz/"
 
+#check if using NetworkManager or  network service
+networkmanager_active=2
+check_NetworkManager_or_network_service
+is_active=$?
+if [ $is_active -eq 0 ]; then
+    networkmanager_active=0
+elif [ $is_active -eq 1 ]; then
+    networkmanager_active=1
+else
+    exit 1
+fi
+
 #back up all network interface configure files
 nwdirbak=$nwdir".xcatbak"
 ls $nwdirbak > /dev/null 2>/dev/null
@@ -644,17 +656,6 @@ if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
     fi
 fi
 
-#check if using NetworkManager or  network service
-networkmanager_active=2
-check_NetworkManager_or_network_service
-if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
-    networkmanager_active=0
-elif [ $? -eq 1 ]; then
-    networkmanager_active=1
-else
-    exit 1
-fi
-
 #get for installnic
 installnic=''
 installnic=`get_installnic`
diff --git a/xCAT/postscripts/nicutils.sh b/xCAT/postscripts/nicutils.sh
index 70088a4a4..3b7ac3127 100755
--- a/xCAT/postscripts/nicutils.sh
+++ b/xCAT/postscripts/nicutils.sh
@@ -1751,7 +1751,7 @@ function create_vlan_interface_nmcli {
         $nmcli con modify $con_name connection.id $tmp_con_name
     fi
 
-    $nmcli con add type vlan con-name $con_name dev $ifname id $(( 10#$vlanid )) $_ipaddrs $_mtu
+    $nmcli con add type vlan con-name $con_name dev $ifname id $(( 10#$vlanid )) $_ipaddrs $_mtu connection.autoconnect-priority 9
     log_info "create NetworkManager connection for $ifname.$vlanid"
     if [ -z "$next_nic" ]; then
         $nmcli con up $con_name
@@ -1888,7 +1888,7 @@ function create_bridge_interface_nmcli {
             fi
         fi
         log_info "create bridge connection $xcat_con_name"
-        cmd="$nmcli con add type bridge con-name $xcat_con_name ifname $ifname $_mtu"
+        cmd="$nmcli con add type bridge con-name $xcat_con_name ifname $ifname $_mtu connection.autoconnect-priority 9"
         log_info $cmd
         $cmd
         if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
@@ -1924,10 +1924,10 @@ function create_bridge_interface_nmcli {
         fi
         con_use_same_dev=$(nmcli dev show $_port|grep GENERAL.CONNECTION|awk -F: '{print $2}'|sed 's/^[ \t]*//g')
         if [ "$con_use_same_dev" != "--" -a -n "$con_use_same_dev" ]; then
-            cmd="$nmcli con mod "$con_use_same_dev" master $ifname $_mtu"
+            cmd="$nmcli con mod "$con_use_same_dev" master $ifname $_mtu connection.autoconnect-priority 9"
             xcat_slave_con=$con_use_same_dev
         else
-            cmd="$nmcli con add type $_pretype con-name $xcat_slave_con ifname $_port master $ifname $_mtu"
+            cmd="$nmcli con add type $_pretype con-name $xcat_slave_con ifname $_port master $ifname $_mtu connection.autoconnect-priority 9"
         fi
         log_info "create $_pretype slaves connetcion $xcat_slave_con for bridge"
         log_info "$cmd"
@@ -2098,9 +2098,9 @@ function create_bond_interface_nmcli {
     log_info "create bond connection $xcat_con_name"
     cmd=""
     if [ -n "$next_nic" ]; then
-        cmd="$nmcli con add type bond con-name $xcat_con_name ifname $bondname bond.options $_bonding_opts autoconnect yes"
+        cmd="$nmcli con add type bond con-name $xcat_con_name ifname $bondname bond.options $_bonding_opts autoconnect yes connection.autoconnect-priority 9"
     else
-        cmd="$nmcli con add type bond con-name $xcat_con_name ifname $bondname bond.options $_bonding_opts method none ipv4.method manual ipv4.addresses $ipv4_addr/$str_prefix $_mtu"
+        cmd="$nmcli con add type bond con-name $xcat_con_name ifname $bondname bond.options $_bonding_opts method none ipv4.method manual ipv4.addresses $ipv4_addr/$str_prefix $_mtu connection.autoconnect-priority 9"
     fi
     log_info $cmd
     $cmd
@@ -2144,7 +2144,7 @@ function create_bond_interface_nmcli {
             $ip link set dev $ifslave down 
             wait_for_ifstate $ifslave DOWN 20 2
         fi
-        cmd="$nmcli con add type $slave_type con-name $xcat_slave_con $_mtu method none ifname $ifslave master $xcat_con_name autoconnect yes"
+        cmd="$nmcli con add type $slave_type con-name $xcat_slave_con $_mtu method none ifname $ifslave master $xcat_con_name autoconnect yes connection.autoconnect-priority 9"
         log_info $cmd
         $cmd
         if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then