Problem with Gnome remaining offline

[Robin Lee]

Hi

I have a laptop with Fedora 30 and on it I use VPN. Now after I
upgraded from Fedora 29 I've got the problem that Gnome applications
like Evolution and Gnome Software don't work anymore because they think
the computer is offline when VPN is activated. Also the wifi icon in
the upper right hand side corner has a question mark over it. But in
actuality there is the computer is online, I can use applications like
Firefox normally. Also in Gnome Settings -> Wifi it tells me it is
connected.

First questions - can I some how tell applications like Evolution and
Gnome Software to just ignore whether it thinks it is online or
offline?

Second question - how could I find out why Gnome thinks it is offline?

Cheers
Robin