diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index 9191a089..a122391f 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ override_dh_install: $(PREPROCESS_FILES:.in=)
 	cp -a $(CURDIR)/doc/html $(CURDIR)/debian/nymea-doc/usr/share/doc/nymea/ || true
 
 override_dh_auto_test:
-	dh_auto_test -- -k TESTARGS="-m 120 -p -o -p -,txt -p -o -p test-results.xml,xunitxml" TESTRUNNER="dbus-test-runner --bus-type=system --task"
+	dh_auto_test -- -k TESTARGS="-m 120 -p -o -p -,txt -p -o -p test-results.xml,xunitxml" TESTRUNNER="dbus-test-runner --bus-type=session --task"
 
 override_dh_strip:
 	dh_strip --dbg-package=nymea-dbg