diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/protonvpn-nm-lib/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/protonvpn-nm-lib/default.nix
index 579a1570da7f..c86ffd5bde5f 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/protonvpn-nm-lib/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/protonvpn-nm-lib/default.nix
@@ -14,7 +14,9 @@
 , ncurses
 , networkmanager
 , pkgs-systemd
+, python
 , xdg-utils
+, makeWrapper
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
@@ -25,7 +27,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "ProtonVPN";
     repo = pname;
-    rev = "refs/tags/${version}";
+    rev = version;
     sha256 = "sha256-kfOLhM0/jzHj+KlDrnCe571Bcmv8TvuAbXMpt3uR2L0=";
   };
 
@@ -51,6 +53,17 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     })
   ];
 
+  postPatch = ''
+    substituteInPlace protonvpn_nm_lib/core/dbus/dbus_reconnect.py \
+      --replace "exec_start = python_interpreter_path + \" \" + python_service_path" "exec_start = \"$out/bin/protonvpn_reconnector.py\""
+  '';
+
+  postInstall = ''
+    makeWrapper ${python.interpreter} $out/bin/protonvpn_reconnector.py \
+      --add-flags $out/${python.sitePackages}/protonvpn_nm_lib/daemon/dbus_daemon_reconnector.py \
+      --prefix PYTHONPATH : "$PYTHONPATH"
+  '';
+
   # Checks cannot be run in the sandbox
   # "Failed to connect to socket /run/dbus/system_bus_socket: No such file or directory"
   doCheck = false;