diff --git a/js/dbusServices/dbusService.js b/js/dbusServices/dbusService.js
index 93873e287..71b1e35d7 100644
--- a/js/dbusServices/dbusService.js
+++ b/js/dbusServices/dbusService.js
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ var ServiceImplementation = class {
 
         // subclasses may override this to disable automatic shutdown
         this._autoShutdown = true;
+
+        this._queueShutdownCheck();
     }
 
     // subclasses may override this to own additional names