diff --git a/src/dbus_singleton.cpp b/src/dbus_singleton.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f78164f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/dbus_singleton.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#include "dbus_singleton.hpp"
+
+#include <boost/asio/io_context.hpp>
+
+namespace crow
+{
+namespace connections
+{
+
+sdbusplus::asio::connection* systemBus = nullptr;
+
+} // namespace connections
+} // namespace crow
diff --git a/src/webserver_main.cpp b/src/webserver_main.cpp
index ff0bbd7..c306dea 100644
--- a/src/webserver_main.cpp
+++ b/src/webserver_main.cpp
@@ -65,8 +65,8 @@
     auto io = std::make_shared<boost::asio::io_context>();
     App app(io);
 
-    crow::connections::systemBus =
-        std::make_shared<sdbusplus::asio::connection>(*io);
+    sdbusplus::asio::connection systemBus(*io);
+    crow::connections::systemBus = &systemBus;
 
     // Static assets need to be initialized before Authorization, because auth
     // needs to build the whitelist from the static routes
@@ -147,7 +147,8 @@
     app.run();
     io->run();
 
-    crow::connections::systemBus.reset();
+    crow::connections::systemBus = nullptr;
+
     return 0;
 }