diff --git a/main.cpp b/main.cpp
index 35dd59b..d823966 100644
--- a/main.cpp
+++ b/main.cpp
@@ -82,10 +82,8 @@
 
 /* buses for system control */
 static sdbusplus::asio::connection modeControlBus(io);
-static sdbusplus::asio::connection hostBus(
-    io, sdbusplus::bus::new_system().release());
-static sdbusplus::asio::connection passiveBus(
-    io, sdbusplus::bus::new_system().release());
+static sdbusplus::asio::connection hostBus(io, sdbusplus::bus::new_bus());
+static sdbusplus::asio::connection passiveBus(io, sdbusplus::bus::new_bus());
 
 namespace pid_control
 {