diff --git a/src/kuiserverjobtracker.h b/src/kuiserverjobtracker.h
--- a/src/kuiserverjobtracker.h
+++ b/src/kuiserverjobtracker.h
@@ -81,7 +81,6 @@
     class Private;
     Private *const d;
 
-    Q_PRIVATE_SLOT(d, void _k_killJob())
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/kuiserverjobtracker.cpp b/src/kuiserverjobtracker.cpp
--- a/src/kuiserverjobtracker.cpp
+++ b/src/kuiserverjobtracker.cpp
@@ -42,28 +42,13 @@
 
     KUiServerJobTracker *const q;
 
-    void _k_killJob();
-
     static void updateDestUrl(KJob *job, org::kde::JobViewV2 *jobView);
 
     QHash<KJob *, org::kde::JobViewV2 *> progressJobView;
 
     QMetaObject::Connection serverRegisteredConnection;
 };
 
-void KUiServerJobTracker::Private::_k_killJob()
-{
-    org::kde::JobViewV2 *jobView = qobject_cast<org::kde::JobViewV2 *>(q->sender());
-
-    if (jobView) {
-        KJob *job = progressJobView.key(jobView);
-
-        if (job) {
-            job->kill(KJob::EmitResult);
-        }
-    }
-}
-
 void KUiServerJobTracker::Private::updateDestUrl(KJob *job, org::kde::JobViewV2 *jobView)
 {
     const QVariant destUrl = job->property("destUrl");
@@ -119,44 +104,42 @@
     }
 
     QPointer<KJob> jobWatch = job;
-    QDBusReply<QDBusObjectPath> reply = serverProxy()->uiserver().requestView(appName,
-                                        programIconName,
-                                        job->capabilities());
-
-    // If we got a valid reply, register the interface for later usage.
-    if (reply.isValid()) {
-        org::kde::JobViewV2 *jobView = new org::kde::JobViewV2(QStringLiteral("org.kde.JobViewServer"),
-                reply.value().path(),
-                QDBusConnection::sessionBus());
-        if (!jobWatch) {
-            //qCDebug(KJOBWIDGETS) << "deleted out from under us when asking the server proxy for the view";
-            jobView->terminate(QString());
-            delete jobView;
+    QDBusPendingReply<QDBusObjectPath> reply = serverProxy()->uiserver().requestView(appName,
+                                               programIconName,
+                                               job->capabilities());
+    QDBusPendingCallWatcher *watcher = new QDBusPendingCallWatcher(reply, this);
+    connect(watcher, &QDBusPendingCallWatcher::finished, this, [this, jobWatch](QDBusPendingCallWatcher *watcher) {
+        QDBusPendingReply<QDBusObjectPath> reply = *watcher;
+        watcher->deleteLater();
+
+        if (reply.isError()) {
             return;
         }
 
-        QObject::connect(jobView, SIGNAL(cancelRequested()),
-                         this, SLOT(_k_killJob()));
-        QObject::connect(jobView, &org::kde::JobViewV2::suspendRequested,
-                         job, &KJob::suspend);
-        QObject::connect(jobView, &org::kde::JobViewV2::resumeRequested,
-                         job, &KJob::resume);
-
-        d->updateDestUrl(job, jobView);
+        org::kde::JobViewV2 *jobView = new org::kde::JobViewV2(
+            QStringLiteral("org.kde.JobViewServer"),
+            reply.value().path(),
+            QDBusConnection::sessionBus()
+        );
 
         if (!jobWatch) {
-            //qCDebug(KJOBWIDGETS) << "deleted out from under us when creating the dbus interface";
+            // if the reply took a while, terminate the job now to not leave one lingering around
             jobView->terminate(QString());
             delete jobView;
             return;
         }
 
+        KJob *job = jobWatch.data();
+        connect(jobView, &OrgKdeJobViewV2Interface::cancelRequested, job, [job]() {
+            job->kill(KJob::EmitResult);
+        });
+        connect(jobView, &org::kde::JobViewV2::suspendRequested, job , &KJob::suspend);
+        connect(jobView, &org::kde::JobViewV2::resumeRequested, job, &KJob::resume);
+
+        d->updateDestUrl(job, jobView);
+
         d->progressJobView.insert(job, jobView);
-    } else if (!jobWatch) {
-        qWarning() << "Uh-oh...KUiServerJobTracker was trying to forward a job, but it was deleted from under us."
-                   << "kuiserver *may* have a stranded job. we can't do anything about it because the returned objectPath is invalid.";
-        return;
-    }
+    });
 
     KJobTrackerInterface::registerJob(job);
 }