diff --git a/ksplash/ksplashqml/splashapp.cpp b/ksplash/ksplashqml/splashapp.cpp
--- a/ksplash/ksplashqml/splashapp.cpp
+++ b/ksplash/ksplashqml/splashapp.cpp
@@ -65,6 +65,10 @@
     m_window = parser.isSet(QStringLiteral("window"));
     m_theme = parser.positionalArguments().value(0);
 
+    QDBusConnection dbus = QDBusConnection::sessionBus();
+    dbus.registerObject(QStringLiteral("/KSplash"), this, QDBusConnection::ExportScriptableSlots);
+    dbus.registerService(QStringLiteral("org.kde.KSplash"));
+
     setupWaylandIntegration();
 
     foreach(QScreen* screen, screens())
@@ -86,10 +90,6 @@
 
     connect(this, &QGuiApplication::screenAdded, this, &SplashApp::adoptScreen);
 
-    QDBusConnection dbus = QDBusConnection::sessionBus();
-    dbus.registerObject(QStringLiteral("/KSplash"), this, QDBusConnection::ExportScriptableSlots);
-    dbus.registerService(QStringLiteral("org.kde.KSplash"));
-
 }
 
 SplashApp::~SplashApp()