diff --git a/src/symbols/systemd/user_service.rs b/src/symbols/systemd/user_service.rs
index fef5692..95af967 100644
--- a/src/symbols/systemd/user_service.rs
+++ b/src/symbols/systemd/user_service.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use crate::async_utils::sleep;
-use crate::command_runner::{CommandRunner, SetuidCommandRunner};
+use crate::command_runner::{CommandRunner, StdCommandRunner, SetuidCommandRunner};
 use crate::symbols::Symbol;
 use async_trait::async_trait;
 use std::error::Error;
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ pub struct UserService<'a, S: AsRef<Path>, U: AsRef<str>> {
   socket_path: S,
   service_name: &'a str,
   command_runner: SetuidCommandRunner<U>,
+  root_command_runner: StdCommandRunner,
 }
 
 impl<S: AsRef<Path>, U: AsRef<str>> UserService<'static, S, U> {
@@ -20,13 +21,14 @@ impl<S: AsRef<Path>, U: AsRef<str>> UserService<'static, S, U> {
       socket_path,
       service_name,
       command_runner: SetuidCommandRunner::new(user_name),
+      root_command_runner: StdCommandRunner,
     }
   }
 }
 
 impl<S: AsRef<Path>, U: AsRef<str>> UserService<'_, S, U> {
   async fn systemctl_wait_for_dbus(&self, args: &[&OsStr]) -> Result<String, Box<dyn Error>> {
-    let mut tries = 5;
+    let mut tries = 10;
     loop {
       let result = self.command_runner.run_with_args("systemctl", args).await?;
       if result.status.success() {
@@ -34,14 +36,15 @@ impl<S: AsRef<Path>, U: AsRef<str>> UserService<'_, S, U> {
       }
       let raw_stderr = std::str::from_utf8(&result.stderr)?;
       let stderr = raw_stderr.trim_end();
-      if stderr != "Failed to connect to bus: No such file or directory" {
+      if stderr != "Failed to connect to bus: No such file or directory" &&
+        stderr != "Failed to connect to user scope bus via local transport: No such file or directory" {
         return Err(stderr.into());
       }
       tries -= 1;
       if tries == 0 {
         return Err("Gave up waiting for dbus to appear".to_string().into());
       }
-      sleep(Duration::from_millis(500)).await;
+      sleep(Duration::from_millis(100)).await;
     }
   }
 
@@ -63,10 +66,10 @@ impl<S: AsRef<Path>, U: AsRef<str>> UserService<'_, S, U> {
           return Err(
             std::str::from_utf8(
               &self
-                .command_runner
+                .root_command_runner
                 .get_output(
                   "journalctl",
-                  args!["--user", format!("--user-unit={}", self.service_name)],
+                  args![ /*"--user", format!("--user-unit={}", self.service_name)*/ ],
                 )
                 .await?,
             )?