diff --git a/src/file/powerstatemonitor.cpp b/src/file/powerstatemonitor.cpp
index c6311ee6..68a30389 100644
--- a/src/file/powerstatemonitor.cpp
+++ b/src/file/powerstatemonitor.cpp
@@ -1,65 +1,67 @@
 /* This file is part of the KDE Project
    Copyright (c) 2008 Sebastian Trueg <trueg@kde.org>
    Copyright (c) 2010-15 Vishesh Handa <vhanda@kde.org>
 
    This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
    modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public
    License version 2 as published by the Free Software Foundation.
 
    This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
    Library General Public License for more details.
 
    You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public License
    along with this library; see the file COPYING.LIB.  If not, write to
    the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor,
    Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
 */
 
 #include "powerstatemonitor.h"
 
 #include <QDBusInterface>
 #include <QDBusConnection>
 #include <QDBusMessage>
 #include <QDBusPendingCallWatcher>
 #include <QDBusPendingReply>
 
 using namespace Baloo;
 
 PowerStateMonitor::PowerStateMonitor(QObject* parent)
     : QObject(parent)
-    , m_isOnBattery(false)
+    , m_isOnBattery(true)
 {
     // monitor the powermanagement to not drain the battery
     QDBusConnection::sessionBus().connect(QStringLiteral("org.freedesktop.PowerManagement"),
                                           QStringLiteral("/org/freedesktop/PowerManagement"),
                                           QStringLiteral("org.freedesktop.PowerManagement"),
                                           QStringLiteral("PowerSaveStatusChanged"),
                                           this, SLOT(slotPowerManagementStatusChanged(bool)));
 
 
     QDBusMessage msg = QDBusMessage::createMethodCall(QStringLiteral("org.freedesktop.PowerManagement"),
                                                       QStringLiteral("/org/freedesktop/PowerManagement"),
                                                       QStringLiteral("org.freedesktop.PowerManagement"),
                                                       QStringLiteral("GetPowerSaveStatus"));
 
     QDBusPendingCall call = QDBusConnection::sessionBus().asyncCall(msg);
     QDBusPendingCallWatcher* watcher = new QDBusPendingCallWatcher(call, this);
     connect(watcher, &QDBusPendingCallWatcher::finished, [&](QDBusPendingCallWatcher* watch) {
         QDBusPendingReply<bool> reply = *watch;
         if (!reply.isError()) {
             bool onBattery = reply.argumentAt<0>();
             slotPowerManagementStatusChanged(onBattery);
+        } else {
+            slotPowerManagementStatusChanged(false);
         }
         watch->deleteLater();
     });
 }
 
 void PowerStateMonitor::slotPowerManagementStatusChanged(bool conserveResources)
 {
     if (m_isOnBattery != conserveResources) {
         m_isOnBattery = conserveResources;
         Q_EMIT powerManagementStatusChanged(conserveResources);
     }
 }