diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index d3935120..829e2445 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Install Dependencies
         run: sudo apt -y install at-spi2-core systemd notification-daemon libnotify-bin
+      name: setup dbus
+        eval `dbus-launch --sh-syntax --exit-with-session`
       - name: test-notifications
         run: notify-send "test summary" "test body"
       - name: Run tests