diff -Nru network-manager-1.8.4/debian/changelog network-manager-1.8.4/debian/changelog
--- network-manager-1.8.4/debian/changelog	2017-10-11 15:30:23.000000000 +0200
+++ network-manager-1.8.4/debian/changelog	2018-01-10 10:23:38.000000000 +0100
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+network-manager (1.8.4-1ubuntu4) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
+
+  * Do not fail installation of network-manager-config-connectivity-* if
+    network-manager fails to reload (LP: #1742403)
+
+ -- Jean-Baptiste Lallement <jean-baptiste.lallement@canonical.com>  Wed, 10 Jan 2018 10:23:38 +0100
+
 network-manager (1.8.4-1ubuntu3) artful; urgency=medium
 
   * New no-change upload after more launchpad tweaking
diff -Nru network-manager-1.8.4/debian/network-manager-config-connectivity-debian.postinst network-manager-1.8.4/debian/network-manager-config-connectivity-debian.postinst
--- network-manager-1.8.4/debian/network-manager-config-connectivity-debian.postinst	2017-09-22 19:56:30.000000000 +0200
+++ network-manager-1.8.4/debian/network-manager-config-connectivity-debian.postinst	2018-01-10 10:23:25.000000000 +0100
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 set -e
 
 if [ "$1" = configure ]; then
-    invoke-rc.d network-manager force-reload
+    invoke-rc.d network-manager force-reload || true
 fi
 
 #DEBHELPER#
diff -Nru network-manager-1.8.4/debian/network-manager-config-connectivity-ubuntu.postinst network-manager-1.8.4/debian/network-manager-config-connectivity-ubuntu.postinst
--- network-manager-1.8.4/debian/network-manager-config-connectivity-ubuntu.postinst	2017-09-22 19:56:30.000000000 +0200
+++ network-manager-1.8.4/debian/network-manager-config-connectivity-ubuntu.postinst	2018-01-10 10:22:36.000000000 +0100
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 set -e
 
 if [ "$1" = configure ]; then
-    invoke-rc.d network-manager force-reload
+    invoke-rc.d network-manager force-reload || true
 fi
 
 #DEBHELPER#