diff --git a/home.admin/config.scripts/blitz.shutdown.sh b/home.admin/config.scripts/blitz.shutdown.sh
index 1cbe5b906..6b237050f 100755
--- a/home.admin/config.scripts/blitz.shutdown.sh
+++ b/home.admin/config.scripts/blitz.shutdown.sh
@@ -60,4 +60,17 @@ sync
 
 echo "starting shutdown ..."
 sudo shutdown ${shutdownParams}
+
+# detect missing DBUS 
+if [ "${$DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS}" == "" ]; then
+  echo "WARN: Missing \$DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS .. "
+  if [ "$1" = "reboot" ]; then
+    echo "RUNNING FALLBACK REBOOT .. "
+    sudo systemctl --force --force reboot
+  else
+    echo "RUNNING FALLBACK SHUTDOWN .. "
+    sudo systemctl --force --force poweroff
+  fi
+fi
+
 exit 0
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