diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/ConnectivityService.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/ConnectivityService.java
index 231c015..d36daae 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/ConnectivityService.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/ConnectivityService.java
@@ -5519,7 +5519,6 @@
         }
         nai.asyncChannel.connect(mContext, mTrackerHandler, nai.messenger);
         NetworkInfo networkInfo = nai.networkInfo;
-        nai.networkInfo = null;
         updateNetworkInfo(nai, networkInfo);
         updateUids(nai, null, nai.networkCapabilities);
     }
@@ -6518,8 +6517,7 @@
 
         if (DBG) {
             log(networkAgent.name() + " EVENT_NETWORK_INFO_CHANGED, going from " +
-                    (oldInfo == null ? "null" : oldInfo.getState()) +
-                    " to " + state);
+                    oldInfo.getState() + " to " + state);
         }
 
         if (!networkAgent.created
@@ -6592,8 +6590,8 @@
                 // TODO(b/122649188): send the broadcast only to VPN users.
                 mProxyTracker.sendProxyBroadcast();
             }
-        } else if ((oldInfo != null && oldInfo.getState() == NetworkInfo.State.SUSPENDED) ||
-                state == NetworkInfo.State.SUSPENDED) {
+        } else if (networkAgent.created && (oldInfo.getState() == NetworkInfo.State.SUSPENDED ||
+                state == NetworkInfo.State.SUSPENDED)) {
             // going into or coming out of SUSPEND: re-score and notify
             if (networkAgent.getCurrentScore() != oldScore) {
                 rematchAllNetworksAndRequests(networkAgent, oldScore);
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/connectivity/NetworkAgentInfo.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/connectivity/NetworkAgentInfo.java
index 5b04379..8d1a802 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/connectivity/NetworkAgentInfo.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/connectivity/NetworkAgentInfo.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 package com.android.server.connectivity;
 
+import android.annotation.NonNull;
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.net.IDnsResolver;
 import android.net.INetd;
@@ -116,7 +117,7 @@
 // not, ConnectivityService disconnects the NetworkAgent's AsyncChannel.
 public class NetworkAgentInfo implements Comparable<NetworkAgentInfo> {
 
-    public NetworkInfo networkInfo;
+    @NonNull public NetworkInfo networkInfo;
     // This Network object should always be used if possible, so as to encourage reuse of the
     // enclosed socket factory and connection pool.  Avoid creating other Network objects.
     // This Network object is always valid.