diff --git a/AFNetworking/AFHTTPClient.m b/AFNetworking/AFHTTPClient.m
index 43b74a1..884420e 100644
--- a/AFNetworking/AFHTTPClient.m
+++ b/AFNetworking/AFHTTPClient.m
@@ -316,10 +316,9 @@ static BOOL AFURLHostIsIPAddress(NSURL *url) {
 
 static AFNetworkReachabilityStatus AFNetworkReachabilityStatusForFlags(SCNetworkReachabilityFlags flags) {
     BOOL isReachable = ((flags & kSCNetworkReachabilityFlagsReachable) != 0);
-    BOOL needsConnection = ((flags & kSCNetworkReachabilityFlagsConnectionRequired) != 0);
-    BOOL canConnectionAutomatically = (((flags & kSCNetworkReachabilityFlagsConnectionOnDemand ) != 0) || ((flags & kSCNetworkReachabilityFlagsConnectionOnTraffic) != 0));
+    BOOL canConnectionAutomatically = ((flags & kSCNetworkReachabilityFlagsTransientConnection) != 0) || ((flags & kSCNetworkReachabilityFlagsConnectionOnDemand ) != 0) || ((flags & kSCNetworkReachabilityFlagsConnectionOnTraffic) != 0);
     BOOL canConnectWithoutUserInteraction = (canConnectionAutomatically && (flags & kSCNetworkReachabilityFlagsInterventionRequired) == 0);
-    BOOL isNetworkReachable = (isReachable && (!needsConnection || canConnectWithoutUserInteraction));
+    BOOL isNetworkReachable = (isReachable && canConnectWithoutUserInteraction);
 
     AFNetworkReachabilityStatus status = AFNetworkReachabilityStatusUnknown;
     if (isNetworkReachable == NO) {