diff --git a/apps/desktop/desktop_native/core/src/powermonitor/linux.rs b/apps/desktop/desktop_native/core/src/powermonitor/linux.rs
index 454487bce80..5306d75add9 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/desktop_native/core/src/powermonitor/linux.rs
+++ b/apps/desktop/desktop_native/core/src/powermonitor/linux.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-use std::borrow::Cow;
+use std::{borrow::Cow, time::Duration};
 
 use futures::TryStreamExt;
-use zbus::{Connection, MatchRule};
+use zbus::{connection::Builder, Connection, MatchRule};
 
 struct ScreenLock {
     interface: Cow<'static, str>,
@@ -43,10 +43,18 @@ pub async fn on_lock(tx: tokio::sync::mpsc::Sender<()>) -> Result<(), Box<dyn st
     Ok(())
 }
 
-// FIXME: Remove unwraps! They panic and terminate the whole application.
-#[allow(clippy::unwrap_used)]
+async fn lock_monitor_connection() -> zbus::Result<Connection> {
+    Builder::session()?
+        .method_timeout(Duration::from_secs(2))
+        .build()
+        .await
+}
+
 pub async fn is_lock_monitor_available() -> bool {
-    let connection = Connection::session().await.unwrap();
+    let connection = match lock_monitor_connection().await {
+        Ok(connection) => connection,
+        Err(_) => return false,
+    };
     for monitor in SCREEN_LOCK_MONITORS {
         let res = connection
             .call_method(