diff --git a/cloudinit/net/activators.py b/cloudinit/net/activators.py
index de9a1d3c9cc..9421289413a 100644
--- a/cloudinit/net/activators.py
+++ b/cloudinit/net/activators.py
@@ -206,9 +206,9 @@ def bring_up_interfaces(cls, device_names: Iterable[str]) -> bool:
                 state,
             )
         return _alter_interface(
-            ["systemctl", "reload-or-try-restart", "NetworkManager.service"],
+            ["systemctl", "try-reload-or-restart", "NetworkManager.service"],
             "all",
-        )
+        ) and all(cls.bring_up_interface(device) for device in device_names)
 
 
 class NetplanActivator(NetworkActivator):
diff --git a/tests/unittests/test_net_activators.py b/tests/unittests/test_net_activators.py
index a720ada811d..84876b73b41 100644
--- a/tests/unittests/test_net_activators.py
+++ b/tests/unittests/test_net_activators.py
@@ -247,8 +247,8 @@ def test_available(self, activator, available_calls, available_mocks):
         ),
         {},
     ),
-    ((["systemctl", "reload-or-try-restart", "NetworkManager.service"],), {}),
-]
+    ((["systemctl", "try-reload-or-restart", "NetworkManager.service"],), {}),
+] + NETWORK_MANAGER_BRING_UP_CALL_LIST
 
 NETWORKD_BRING_UP_CALL_LIST: list = [
     ((["ip", "link", "set", "dev", "eth0", "up"],), {}),