diff --git a/src/virtManager/domain.py b/src/virtManager/domain.py
index fffad84e..20a4dbbe 100644
--- a/src/virtManager/domain.py
+++ b/src/virtManager/domain.py
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 import gobject
 import libvirt
 import logging
-import time
 import difflib
 
 import virtinst
diff --git a/src/virtManager/host.py b/src/virtManager/host.py
index 6480f97a..2ff9edf4 100644
--- a/src/virtManager/host.py
+++ b/src/virtManager/host.py
@@ -464,7 +464,6 @@ class vmmHost(gobject.GObject):
             return
 
         self.window.get_widget("network-pages").set_current_page(0)
-        self.window.get_widget("net-apply").set_sensitive(False)
         net = self.conn.get_net(selected[0].get_value(selected[1], 0))
 
         try:
@@ -473,6 +472,8 @@ class vmmHost(gobject.GObject):
             logging.exception(e)
             self.set_net_error_page(_("Error selecting network: %s") % e)
 
+        self.window.get_widget("net-apply").set_sensitive(False)
+
     def populate_net_state(self, net):
         active = net.is_active()
 
@@ -697,7 +698,6 @@ class vmmHost(gobject.GObject):
             return
 
         self.window.get_widget("storage-pages").set_current_page(0)
-        self.window.get_widget("pool-apply").set_sensitive(False)
         uuid = selected[0].get_value(selected[1], 0)
 
         try:
@@ -706,6 +706,8 @@ class vmmHost(gobject.GObject):
             logging.exception(e)
             self.set_storage_error_page(_("Error selecting pool: %s") % e)
 
+        self.window.get_widget("pool-apply").set_sensitive(False)
+
     def populate_pool_state(self, uuid):
         pool = self.conn.get_pool(uuid)
         auto = pool.get_autostart()
@@ -938,7 +940,6 @@ class vmmHost(gobject.GObject):
 
         self.window.get_widget("interface-pages").set_current_page(
                                                         INTERFACE_PAGE_INFO)
-        self.window.get_widget("interface-apply").set_sensitive(False)
         name = selected[0].get_value(selected[1], 0)
 
         try:
@@ -948,6 +949,8 @@ class vmmHost(gobject.GObject):
             self.set_interface_error_page(_("Error selecting interface: %s") %
                                           e)
 
+        self.window.get_widget("interface-apply").set_sensitive(False)
+
     def populate_interface_state(self, name):
         interface = self.conn.get_interface(name)
         children = interface.get_slaves()
@@ -967,9 +970,23 @@ class vmmHost(gobject.GObject):
         self.window.get_widget("interface-state").set_text(
                                     (active and _("Active")) or _("Inactive"))
 
-        self.window.get_widget("interface-startmode").hide()
-        self.window.get_widget("interface-startmode-label").show()
-        self.window.get_widget("interface-startmode-label").set_text(startmode)
+        # Set start mode
+        start_list = self.window.get_widget("interface-startmode")
+        start_model = start_list.get_model()
+        start_label = self.window.get_widget("interface-startmode-label")
+        start_list.hide()
+        start_label.show()
+        start_label.set_text(startmode)
+
+        idx = 0
+        for row in start_model:
+            if row[0] == startmode:
+                start_list.set_active(idx)
+                start_list.show()
+                start_label.hide()
+                break
+            idx += 1
+
 
         used_by = util.iface_in_use_by(self.conn, name)
         self.window.get_widget("interface-inuseby").set_text(used_by or "-")
diff --git a/src/virtManager/interface.py b/src/virtManager/interface.py
index 324eabbe..80529848 100644
--- a/src/virtManager/interface.py
+++ b/src/virtManager/interface.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import gobject
 import virtinst
 from virtinst import Interface
 
+from virtManager import util
 from virtManager.libvirtobject import vmmLibvirtObject
 
 class vmmInterface(vmmLibvirtObject):
@@ -49,7 +50,7 @@ class vmmInterface(vmmLibvirtObject):
         return self.interface.XMLDesc(flags)
 
     def _define(self, xml):
-        return self.get_connection().interface_define(xml)
+        return self.get_connection().define_interface(xml)
 
     def set_active(self, state):
         self.active = state
@@ -96,8 +97,21 @@ class vmmInterface(vmmLibvirtObject):
     def get_startmode(self):
         return virtinst.util.get_xml_path(self.get_xml(),
                                           "/interface/start/@mode") or "none"
-    def set_startmode(self):
-        return
+    def set_startmode(self, newmode):
+        def set_start_xml(doc, ctx):
+            node = ctx.xpathEval("/interface/start[1]")
+            node = (node and node[0] or None)
+            iface_node = ctx.xpathEval("/interface")[0]
+
+            if not node:
+                node = iface_node.newChild(None, "start", None)
+
+            node.setProp("mode", newmode)
+
+            return doc.serialize()
+
+        self._redefine(util.xml_parse_wrapper, set_start_xml)
+
 
     def get_slaves(self):
         typ = self.get_type()
diff --git a/src/vmm-host.glade b/src/vmm-host.glade
index 7bda4706..3f9497ce 100644
--- a/src/vmm-host.glade
+++ b/src/vmm-host.glade
@@ -1884,6 +1884,7 @@ here</property>
                         <child>
                           <widget class="GtkButton" id="interface-apply">
                             <property name="label">gtk-apply</property>
+                            <property name="visible">True</property>
                             <property name="can_focus">True</property>
                             <property name="receives_default">True</property>
                             <property name="use_stock">True</property>