diff --git a/panels/network/connection-editor/ce-page.c b/panels/network/connection-editor/ce-page.c
index f5caa3280..59a6df6c2 100644
--- a/panels/network/connection-editor/ce-page.c
+++ b/panels/network/connection-editor/ce-page.c
@@ -516,7 +516,9 @@ ce_spin_output_with_default (GtkSpinButton *spin, gpointer user_data)
 }
 
 gchar *
-ce_page_get_next_available_name (GSList *connections, const gchar *format)
+ce_page_get_next_available_name (GSList *connections,
+                                 NameFormat format,
+                                 const gchar *type_name)
 {
         GSList *names = NULL, *l;
         gchar *cname = NULL;
@@ -535,7 +537,17 @@ ce_page_get_next_available_name (GSList *connections, const gchar *format)
                 gchar *temp;
                 gboolean found = FALSE;
 
-                temp = g_strdup_printf (format, i);
+                switch (format) {
+                        case NAME_FORMAT_TYPE:
+                                temp = g_strdup_printf ("%s %d", type_name, i);
+                                break;
+                        case NAME_FORMAT_PROFILE:
+                                temp = g_strdup_printf (_("Profile %d"), i);
+                                break;
+                        default:
+                                g_assert_not_reached ();
+                }
+
                 for (l = names; l; l = l->next) {
                         if (!strcmp (l->data, temp)) {
                                 found = TRUE;
diff --git a/panels/network/connection-editor/ce-page.h b/panels/network/connection-editor/ce-page.h
index 036ddfa72..2d064bb11 100644
--- a/panels/network/connection-editor/ce-page.h
+++ b/panels/network/connection-editor/ce-page.h
@@ -105,7 +105,14 @@ gint         ce_get_property_default (NMSetting        *setting,
 gint         ce_spin_output_with_default (GtkSpinButton *spin,
                                           gpointer       user_data);
 
-gchar * ce_page_get_next_available_name (GSList *connections, const gchar *format);
+typedef enum {
+        NAME_FORMAT_TYPE,
+        NAME_FORMAT_PROFILE
+} NameFormat;
+
+gchar * ce_page_get_next_available_name (GSList *connections,
+                                         NameFormat format,
+                                         const gchar *type_name);
 
 
 
diff --git a/panels/network/connection-editor/net-connection-editor.c b/panels/network/connection-editor/net-connection-editor.c
index d8a20a044..047f7f2af 100644
--- a/panels/network/connection-editor/net-connection-editor.c
+++ b/panels/network/connection-editor/net-connection-editor.c
@@ -617,16 +617,14 @@ complete_connection_for_type (NetConnectionEditor *editor, NMConnection *connect
 
         if (!nm_setting_connection_get_id (s_con)) {
                 GSList *connections;
-                gchar *id, *id_pattern;
+                gchar *id;
 
                 connections = nm_remote_settings_list_connections (editor->settings);
-                id_pattern = g_strdup_printf ("%s %%d", _(connection_type->name));
-                id = ce_page_get_next_available_name (connections, id_pattern);
+                id = ce_page_get_next_available_name (connections, NAME_FORMAT_TYPE, _(connection_type->name));
                 g_object_set (s_con,
                               NM_SETTING_CONNECTION_ID, id,
                               NULL);
                 g_free (id);
-                g_free (id_pattern);
                 g_slist_free (connections);
         }
 
diff --git a/panels/network/net-device-ethernet.c b/panels/network/net-device-ethernet.c
index 06bc21872..ed3f0a549 100644
--- a/panels/network/net-device-ethernet.c
+++ b/panels/network/net-device-ethernet.c
@@ -470,7 +470,7 @@ add_profile (GtkButton *button, NetDeviceEthernet *device)
 
         settings = net_object_get_remote_settings (NET_OBJECT (device));
         connections = nm_remote_settings_list_connections (settings);
-        id = ce_page_get_next_available_name (connections, _("Profile %d"));
+        id = ce_page_get_next_available_name (connections, NAME_FORMAT_PROFILE, NULL);
         g_slist_free (connections);
 
         g_object_set (sc,