diff --git a/netwerk/base/nsIOService.cpp b/netwerk/base/nsIOService.cpp
index cab255c56205..30aae23d2b46 100644
--- a/netwerk/base/nsIOService.cpp
+++ b/netwerk/base/nsIOService.cpp
@@ -234,6 +234,7 @@ nsIOService::Init()
     gIOService = this;
 
     InitializeNetworkLinkService();
+    SetOffline(false);
 
     return NS_OK;
 }