diff --git a/pychassisctl/chassis_control.py b/pychassisctl/chassis_control.py
index 56a2116..71bf533 100755
--- a/pychassisctl/chassis_control.py
+++ b/pychassisctl/chassis_control.py
@@ -239,9 +239,9 @@
     dbus.mainloop.glib.DBusGMainLoop(set_as_default=True)
 
     bus = get_dbus()
-    name = dbus.service.BusName(DBUS_NAME, bus)
     obj = ChassisControlObject(bus, OBJ_NAME)
     mainloop = gobject.MainLoop()
+    name = dbus.service.BusName(DBUS_NAME, bus)
 
     print "Running ChassisControlService"
     mainloop.run()