diff --git a/tss/trunksd.cc b/tss/trunksd.cc
index d76edd5..4bd969c 100644
--- a/tss/trunksd.cc
+++ b/tss/trunksd.cc
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@
 
   // Setup the trunks dbus service.
   DBus::Connection connection(DBus::Connection::SystemBus());
-  connection.request_name(trunks::kTrunksDbusServiceName);
+  CHECK(connection.acquire_name(trunks::kTrunksDbusServiceName))
+      << "Failed to acquire DBus name: " << trunks::kTrunksDbusServiceName;
   trunks::TrunksDbusService service(connection,
                                     DBus::Path(trunks::kTrunksDbusServicePath));