diff --git a/tdecore/tdehw/hwlibdaemons/tdedbus/HardwareControl.cpp b/tdecore/tdehw/hwlibdaemons/tdedbus/HardwareControl.cpp
index 24c98b79b..27e629dfb 100644
--- a/tdecore/tdehw/hwlibdaemons/tdedbus/HardwareControl.cpp
+++ b/tdecore/tdehw/hwlibdaemons/tdedbus/HardwareControl.cpp
@@ -29,27 +29,21 @@
 #define DBUS_CONNECTION_TIMEOUT 4000
 #define DBUS_CONNECTION_RETRY 3
 
-HardwareControl::HardwareControl(int &argc, char **argv, bool GUIenabled, bool SMenabled) :
-TQApplication(argc, argv, GUIenabled, SMenabled)
+HardwareControl::HardwareControl(int &argc, char **argv, bool GUIenabled, bool SMenabled)
+    : TQApplication(argc, argv, GUIenabled, SMenabled),
+      retryCount(0)
 {
-    retryCount=0;
     // init session connection to dbus
     if (!initDBUS()) {
         tqDebug("Failed to initialize the connection to DBus");
         TQTimer::singleShot(DBUS_CONNECTION_TIMEOUT, this, TQ_SLOT(slotReconnect()));
-        retryCount++;
     }
 }
 
 HardwareControl::~HardwareControl()
 {
     // close D-Bus connection
-    close();
-
-    delete hardwarecontrolService;
-    delete trinitydesktopService;
-    delete orgService;
-    delete rootService;
+    dbusConnectionClose();
 }
 
 bool HardwareControl::initDBUS(){
@@ -60,59 +54,77 @@ bool HardwareControl::initDBUS(){
                 + m_connection.lastError().message());
         return false;
     }
+    m_connection.connect(this, TQ_SLOT(slotDbusSignal(const TQT_DBusMessage&)));
 
     // try to get a specific service name
     if (!m_connection.requestName(DBUS_HWCTRL_SERVICE_NAME, TQT_DBusConnection::NoReplace))
         return false;
 
+    // make sure we get a reply
     m_connection.scheduleDispatch();
-    m_connection.connect(this, TQ_SLOT(slotDbusSignal(const TQT_DBusMessage&)));
-
-    TQTimer::singleShot(10, this, TQ_SLOT(slotConnectionCheck()));
 
     return true;
 }
 
-void HardwareControl::close() {
+void HardwareControl::slotDbusSignal(const TQT_DBusMessage& message) {
+    TQString serviceName = message[0].toString();
+    if ( message.interface() == TQString("org.freedesktop.DBus") &&
+            message.member() == TQString("NameAcquired") &&
+            serviceName == DBUS_HWCTRL_SERVICE_NAME )
+    {
+        tqDebug("Name acquired: " + serviceName);
+        rootService    = new RootNodeService(m_connection);
+        orgService     = new OrgNodeService(m_connection);
+        trinitydesktopService   = new TrinityDesktopNodeService(m_connection);
+        hardwarecontrolService  = new HardwareControlNodeService(m_connection);
+        tqDebug("TDEHW service setup done.");
+    } else {
+        tqDebug("TDEHW service ignored: " + serviceName);
+    }
+
+}
+
+void HardwareControl::dbusConnectionClose() {
+
+    if(rootService)
+    {
+       delete rootService;
+       rootService=0;
+    }
+    if(orgService)
+    {
+       delete orgService;
+       orgService=0;
+    }
+    if(trinitydesktopService)
+    {
+       delete trinitydesktopService;
+       trinitydesktopService=0;
+    }
+    if(hardwarecontrolService)
+    {
+       delete hardwarecontrolService;
+       hardwarecontrolService=0;
+    }
+
     if(m_connection.isConnected()) {
         m_connection.disconnect(this, TQ_SLOT(slotDbusSignal(const TQT_DBusMessage&)));
         m_connection.closeConnection(DBUS_HWCTRL_SERVICE_NAME);
     }
+    retryCount=0;
 }
 
 void HardwareControl::slotReconnect() {
 
-    close();
+    dbusConnectionClose();
 
     if (!initDBUS()) {
         if (DBUS_CONNECTION_RETRY > retryCount) {
-            tqFatal("Failed to initialize the connection to DBus");
+          tqDebug("Failed to initialize the connection to DBus");
         }
         TQTimer::singleShot(DBUS_CONNECTION_TIMEOUT, this, TQ_SLOT(slotReconnect()));
         retryCount++;
     }
 }
 
-void HardwareControl::slotDbusSignal(const TQT_DBusMessage& message) {
-    if (message.interface() != TQString("org.freedesktop.DBus"))
-        return;
-    if (message.member() != TQString("NameAcquired"))
-        return;
-    tqDebug("Name acquired: " + message[0].toString());
-    serviceName = message[0].toString();
-}
-
-void HardwareControl::slotConnectionCheck() {
-
-    if (serviceName != DBUS_HWCTRL_SERVICE_NAME) {
-        tqFatal("TDEHW service already running or no unique name possible.");
-    }
-
-    rootService    = new RootNodeService(m_connection);
-    orgService     = new OrgNodeService(m_connection);
-    trinitydesktopService   = new TrinityDesktopNodeService(m_connection);
-    hardwarecontrolService  = new HardwareControlNodeService(m_connection);
-    tqDebug("TDEHW service setup done.");
-}
-
 #include "HardwareControl.moc"
diff --git a/tdecore/tdehw/hwlibdaemons/tdedbus/HardwareControl.h b/tdecore/tdehw/hwlibdaemons/tdedbus/HardwareControl.h
index c7e692b90..0ac42b9c6 100644
--- a/tdecore/tdehw/hwlibdaemons/tdedbus/HardwareControl.h
+++ b/tdecore/tdehw/hwlibdaemons/tdedbus/HardwareControl.h
@@ -43,14 +43,13 @@ private:
      */
     bool initDBUS();
     //! to close the connection to D-Bus
-    void close();
+    void dbusConnectionClose();
 
     RootNodeService *rootService;
     OrgNodeService   *orgService;
     TrinityDesktopNodeService *trinitydesktopService;
     HardwareControlNodeService *hardwarecontrolService;
     int retryCount;
-    TQString serviceName;
     TQT_DBusConnection m_connection;
 
 private slots:
@@ -64,16 +63,6 @@ private slots:
      * \return void
      */
     void slotDbusSignal(const TQT_DBusMessage&);
-    /*!
-     * This function is to check D-Bus connection.
-     * and if the name is the unique name prepare the receivers
-     * If the name is not the unique name it mans the service
-     * is already running or unique name can not be obtained from
-     * DBus. In this latter case the application will terminate.
-     *
-     * \return void
-     */
-    void slotConnectionCheck();
 
 };