diff --git a/java-keyring/src/main/java/com/github/javakeyring/internal/freedesktop/FreedesktopKeyringBackend.java b/java-keyring/src/main/java/com/github/javakeyring/internal/freedesktop/FreedesktopKeyringBackend.java
index d205391..4b5b0d8 100755
--- a/java-keyring/src/main/java/com/github/javakeyring/internal/freedesktop/FreedesktopKeyringBackend.java
+++ b/java-keyring/src/main/java/com/github/javakeyring/internal/freedesktop/FreedesktopKeyringBackend.java
@@ -52,6 +52,9 @@ public class FreedesktopKeyringBackend implements KeyringBackend {
   public FreedesktopKeyringBackend() throws BackendNotSupportedException {
     try {
       collection = new SimpleCollection();
+      if (!collection.isConnected()) {
+        throw new BackendNotSupportedException("Error connecting to dbus");
+      }
     } catch (IOException ex) {
       throw new BackendNotSupportedException("Error connecting to dbus", ex);
     }
diff --git a/java-keyring/src/main/java/com/github/javakeyring/internal/freedesktop/SimpleCollection.java b/java-keyring/src/main/java/com/github/javakeyring/internal/freedesktop/SimpleCollection.java
index 8efebb8..57f0c2b 100755
--- a/java-keyring/src/main/java/com/github/javakeyring/internal/freedesktop/SimpleCollection.java
+++ b/java-keyring/src/main/java/com/github/javakeyring/internal/freedesktop/SimpleCollection.java
@@ -82,6 +82,10 @@ public SimpleCollection() throws IOException {
     unlock();
   }
 
+  public boolean isConnected() {
+    return this.session.getConnection().isConnected();
+  }
+
   /*
    * A user specified collection.
    *
diff --git a/java-keyring/src/test/java/com/github/javakeyring/kde/KWalletBackendTest.java b/java-keyring/src/test/java/com/github/javakeyring/kde/KWalletBackendTest.java
index 2411320..a68b460 100644
--- a/java-keyring/src/test/java/com/github/javakeyring/kde/KWalletBackendTest.java
+++ b/java-keyring/src/test/java/com/github/javakeyring/kde/KWalletBackendTest.java
@@ -27,8 +27,6 @@
 package com.github.javakeyring.kde;
 
 import com.github.javakeyring.BackendNotSupportedException;
-import com.github.javakeyring.Keyring;
-import com.github.javakeyring.KeyringStorageType;
 import com.github.javakeyring.PasswordAccessException;
 import com.github.javakeyring.internal.KeyringBackend;
 import com.github.javakeyring.internal.freedesktop.FreedesktopKeyringBackend;
@@ -64,7 +62,12 @@ public void testSetup() throws Exception {
    */
   @Test
   public void testPasswordFlow() throws Exception {
-    assumeTrue(Platform.isLinux() && Keyring.create().getKeyringStorageType() == KeyringStorageType.KWALLET);
+    assumeTrue(Platform.isLinux());
+    //try (KeyringBackend be = new FreedesktopKeyringBackend()) {
+    //  fail("Should throw a BackendNotSupportedException");
+    //} catch (BackendNotSupportedException ex) {
+    //  assumeTrue(ex != null);
+    //}
     KeyringBackend backend = new KWalletBackend();
     catchThrowable(() -> backend.deletePassword(SERVICE, ACCOUNT));
     checkExistenceOfPasswordEntry(backend);