diff --git a/src/manager.c b/src/manager.c
index 2b466e3..78bf98b 100644
--- a/src/manager.c
+++ b/src/manager.c
@@ -135,14 +135,20 @@ error:
     manager->modem_state = EG25_STATE_RESETTING;
 }
 
-void modem_suspend(struct EG25Manager *manager)
+void modem_suspend_pre(struct EG25Manager *manager)
 {
+    manager->modem_state = EG25_STATE_SUSPENDING;
     gpio_sequence_suspend(manager);
+}
+
+void modem_suspend_post(struct EG25Manager *manager)
+{
     at_sequence_suspend(manager);
 }
 
 void modem_resume_pre(struct EG25Manager *manager)
 {
+    manager->modem_state = EG25_STATE_RESUMING;
     gpio_sequence_resume(manager);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/manager.h b/src/manager.h
index 714a812..be92a09 100644
--- a/src/manager.h
+++ b/src/manager.h
@@ -51,7 +51,8 @@ struct EG25Manager {
 
 void modem_configure(struct EG25Manager *data);
 void modem_reset(struct EG25Manager *data);
-void modem_suspend(struct EG25Manager *data);
+void modem_suspend_pre(struct EG25Manager *data);
+void modem_suspend_post(struct EG25Manager *data);
 void modem_resume_pre(struct EG25Manager *data);
 void modem_resume_post(struct EG25Manager *data);
 void modem_update_state(struct EG25Manager *data, MMModemState state);
diff --git a/src/mm-iface.c b/src/mm-iface.c
index f1021de..9bf9209 100644
--- a/src/mm-iface.c
+++ b/src/mm-iface.c
@@ -132,6 +132,9 @@ static void object_removed_cb(struct EG25Manager *manager, GDBusObject *object)
     path = g_dbus_object_get_object_path(object);
     g_message("ModemManager object `%s' removed", path);
 
+    if (manager->modem_state == EG25_STATE_SUSPENDING)
+        modem_suspend_post(manager);
+
     manager->mm_modem = NULL;
     if (manager->modem_usb_id) {
         g_free(manager->modem_usb_id);
diff --git a/src/suspend.c b/src/suspend.c
index 8296696..42a18f7 100644
--- a/src/suspend.c
+++ b/src/suspend.c
@@ -92,13 +92,11 @@ static void signal_cb(GDBusProxy *proxy,
 
     if (is_about_to_suspend) {
         g_message("system is about to suspend");
-        manager->modem_state = EG25_STATE_SUSPENDING;
-        modem_suspend(manager);
+        modem_suspend_pre(manager);
     } else {
         g_message("system is resuming");
         take_inhibitor(manager);
         modem_resume_pre(manager);
-        manager->modem_state = EG25_STATE_RESUMING;
         manager->suspend_source = g_timeout_add_seconds(8, G_SOURCE_FUNC(check_modem_resume), manager);
     }
 }