diff --git a/src/revpi_middleware/dbus_middleware1/system_config/revpi_config.py b/src/revpi_middleware/dbus_middleware1/system_config/revpi_config.py
index 23d6378..de1d4ce 100644
--- a/src/revpi_middleware/dbus_middleware1/system_config/revpi_config.py
+++ b/src/revpi_middleware/dbus_middleware1/system_config/revpi_config.py
@@ -324,7 +324,11 @@ def configure_gui(action: ConfigActions):
         return gui_available
 
     bus = SystemBus()
-    systemd_manager = bus.get(".systemd1")
+    systemd = bus.get(
+        "org.freedesktop.systemd1",
+        "/org/freedesktop/systemd1",
+    )
+    systemd_manager = systemd["org.freedesktop.systemd1.Manager"]
 
     if action is ConfigActions.ENABLE:
         systemd_manager.SetDefaultTarget("graphical.target", True)
@@ -384,7 +388,11 @@ def get_rfkill_index(device_class_path: str) -> Optional[int]:
 
 def simple_systemd(action: ConfigActions, unit: str):
     bus = SystemBus()
-    systemd_manager = bus.get(".systemd1")
+    systemd = bus.get(
+        "org.freedesktop.systemd1",
+        "/org/freedesktop/systemd1",
+    )
+    systemd_manager = systemd["org.freedesktop.systemd1.Manager"]
 
     if action is ConfigActions.ENABLE:
         systemd_manager.UnmaskUnitFiles([unit], False)
@@ -398,7 +406,7 @@ def simple_systemd(action: ConfigActions, unit: str):
     elif action is ConfigActions.STATUS:
         try:
             unit_path = systemd_manager.LoadUnit(unit)
-            properties = bus.get(".systemd1", unit_path)
+            properties = bus.get("org.freedesktop.systemd1", unit_path)
         except Exception:
             log.warning(f"could not get systemd unit {unit}")
             return False
@@ -408,7 +416,7 @@ def simple_systemd(action: ConfigActions, unit: str):
     elif action is ConfigActions.AVAILABLE:
         try:
             unit_path = systemd_manager.LoadUnit(unit)
-            properties = bus.get(".systemd1", unit_path)
+            properties = bus.get("org.freedesktop.systemd1", unit_path)
         except Exception:
             log.warning(f"could not get systemd unit {unit}")
             return False