diff --git a/daemon/org.kde.kdeconnect.service.in b/daemon/org.kde.kdeconnect.service.in
index 73b27d752..4f747186d 100644
--- a/daemon/org.kde.kdeconnect.service.in
+++ b/daemon/org.kde.kdeconnect.service.in
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 [D-BUS Service]
 Name=org.kde.kdeconnect
-Exec=${LIBEXEC_INSTALL_DIR}/kdeconnectd
+Exec=@KDE_INSTALL_FULL_LIBEXECDIR@/kdeconnectd
diff --git a/interfaces/dbusinterfaces.cpp b/interfaces/dbusinterfaces.cpp
index db3ce5a80..9629c8515 100644
--- a/interfaces/dbusinterfaces.cpp
+++ b/interfaces/dbusinterfaces.cpp
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@
 QString DaemonDbusInterface::activatedService() {
     static const QString service = "org.kde.kdeconnect";
     QDBusConnection::sessionBus().interface()->startService(service);
+    if (!QDBusConnection::sessionBus().interface()->isValid()) {
+        qWarning() << "error activating kdeconnectd:" << QDBusConnection::sessionBus().interface()->lastError();
+    }
     return service;
 }