1 files changed, 1 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/src/machine/machined.c b/src/machine/machined.c
index 01b2caa322..35b33c3018 100644
--- a/src/machine/machined.c
+++ b/src/machine/machined.c
@@ -217,17 +217,12 @@ static int manager_connect_bus(Manager *m) {
                 return r;
         }
 
-        r = sd_bus_request_name(m->bus, "org.freedesktop.machine1", SD_BUS_NAME_DO_NOT_QUEUE);
+        r = sd_bus_request_name(m->bus, "org.freedesktop.machine1", SD_BUS_NAME_REPLACE_EXISTING|SD_BUS_NAME_DO_NOT_QUEUE);
         if (r < 0) {
                 log_error("Failed to register name: %s", strerror(-r));
                 return r;
         }
 
-        if (r != SD_BUS_NAME_PRIMARY_OWNER)  {
-                log_error("Failed to acquire name.");
-                return -EEXIST;
-        }
-
         r = sd_bus_attach_event(m->bus, m->event, 0);
         if (r < 0) {
                 log_error("Failed to attach bus to event loop: %s", strerror(-r));