diff --git a/startkde/plasma-session/startup.h b/startkde/plasma-session/startup.h
--- a/startkde/plasma-session/startup.h
+++ b/startkde/plasma-session/startup.h
@@ -104,9 +104,7 @@
     StartServiceJob(const QString &process, const QStringList &args, const QString &serviceId, const QProcessEnvironment &env = QProcessEnvironment::systemEnvironment());
     void start() override;
 private:
-    const QString m_process;
-    const QStringList m_args;
-    const QProcessEnvironment m_env;
+    QProcess* m_process;
     const QString m_serviceId;
 };
 
diff --git a/startkde/plasma-session/startup.cpp b/startkde/plasma-session/startup.cpp
--- a/startkde/plasma-session/startup.cpp
+++ b/startkde/plasma-session/startup.cpp
@@ -411,13 +411,15 @@
 }
 
 
-StartServiceJob::StartServiceJob(const QString &process, const QStringList &args, const QString &serviceId, const QProcessEnvironment &env):
-    KJob(),
-    m_process(process),
-    m_args(args),
-    m_env(env),
-    m_serviceId(serviceId)
+StartServiceJob::StartServiceJob(const QString &process, const QStringList &args, const QString &serviceId, const QProcessEnvironment &env)
+    : KJob()
+    , m_process(new QProcess(this))
+    , m_serviceId(serviceId)
 {
+    m_process->setProgram(process);
+    m_process->setArguments(args);
+    m_process->setProcessEnvironment(env);
+
     auto watcher = new QDBusServiceWatcher(serviceId, QDBusConnection::sessionBus(), QDBusServiceWatcher::WatchForRegistration, this);
     connect(watcher, &QDBusServiceWatcher::serviceRegistered, this, &StartServiceJob::emitResult);
 }
@@ -429,15 +431,11 @@
        return;
     }
 
-    qCDebug(PLASMA_SESSION) << "Starting " << m_process << m_args;
-    QProcess* p = new QProcess(this);
-    p->setProcessEnvironment(m_env);
-    if (!p->startDetached(m_process, m_args))
-        qCWarning(PLASMA_SESSION) << "error starting process" << m_process << m_args;
-
-    connect(p, &QProcess::errorOccurred, this, [this] (QProcess::ProcessError error) {
-        qCWarning(PLASMA_SESSION) << "error on process" << error << m_process << m_args;
-    });
+    qCDebug(PLASMA_SESSION) << "Starting " << m_process->program() << m_process->arguments();
+    if (!m_process->startDetached()) {
+        qCWarning(PLASMA_SESSION) << "error starting process" << m_process->program() << m_process->arguments();
+        emitResult();
+    }
 }
 
 StartProcessJob::StartProcessJob(const QString &process, const QStringList &args, const QProcessEnvironment &env)