assert_return(user_and_machine, -EINVAL);
assert_return(ret, -EINVAL);
- /* Shortcut things if we'd end up on this host and as the same user. */
- if (user_and_machine_equivalent(user_and_machine))
+ /* Shortcut things if we'd end up on this host and as the same user and have one of the necessary
+ * environment variables set already. */
+ if (user_and_machine_equivalent(user_and_machine) &&
+ (secure_getenv("DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS") || secure_getenv("XDG_RUNTIME_DIR")))
return sd_bus_open_user(ret);
r = user_and_machine_valid(user_and_machine);