--- gwibber/microblog/dispatcher.py_old	2011-07-04 09:38:47.415809455 +0200
+++ gwibber/microblog/dispatcher.py	2011-07-04 09:40:47.174640849 +0200
@@ -820,21 +820,24 @@
 
     self.NM_STATE_UNKNOWN = 0
 
-    log.logger.debug("NM Version is %s", str(self.nm.Get(NM_DBUS_INTERFACE, "Version")))
-
-    if str(self.nm.Get(NM_DBUS_INTERFACE, "Version")) >= "0.8.998":
-      log.logger.debug("NM Version is greater than 0.8.997")
-      self.NM_STATE_ASLEEP = 10
-      self.NM_STATE_DISCONNECTED = 20
-      self.NM_STATE_CONNECTING = 40
-      self.NM_STATE_CONNECTED = 70
-    else:
-      log.logger.debug("NM Version is less than 0.8.998")
-      self.NM_STATE_ASLEEP = 1
-      self.NM_STATE_CONNECTING = 2
-      self.NM_STATE_CONNECTED = 3
-      self.NM_STATE_DISCONNECTED = 4
+    try:
+        log.logger.debug("NM Version is %s", str(self.nm.Get(NM_DBUS_INTERFACE, "Version")))
 
+        if str(self.nm.Get(NM_DBUS_INTERFACE, "Version")) >= "0.8.998":
+          log.logger.debug("NM Version is greater than 0.8.997")
+          self.NM_STATE_ASLEEP = 10
+          self.NM_STATE_DISCONNECTED = 20
+          self.NM_STATE_CONNECTING = 40
+          self.NM_STATE_CONNECTED = 70
+        else:
+          log.logger.debug("NM Version is less than 0.8.998")
+          self.NM_STATE_ASLEEP = 1
+          self.NM_STATE_CONNECTING = 2
+          self.NM_STATE_CONNECTED = 3
+          self.NM_STATE_DISCONNECTED = 4
+    
+    except:
+        log.logger.debug("NM seems not to be available")
 
 
   def on_connection_changed(self, state):