diff --git a/src/blackcore/application.cpp b/src/blackcore/application.cpp
index b05584c3f..2d74c0a8f 100644
--- a/src/blackcore/application.cpp
+++ b/src/blackcore/application.cpp
@@ -903,6 +903,16 @@ namespace BlackCore
         return this->startWebDataServices();
     }
 
+    bool CApplication::isLocalContext() const
+    {
+        return this->getIContextApplication() && this->getIContextApplication()->isUsingImplementingObject();
+    }
+
+    bool CApplication::isDBusContext() const
+    {
+        return this->getIContextApplication() && !this->getIContextApplication()->isUsingImplementingObject() && !this->getIContextApplication()->isEmptyObject();
+    }
+
     CStatusMessageList CApplication::startCoreFacadeAndWebDataServices()
     {
         Q_ASSERT_X(m_parsed, Q_FUNC_INFO, "Call this function after parsing");
diff --git a/src/blackcore/application.h b/src/blackcore/application.h
index 456536f8e..04e1c42b2 100644
--- a/src/blackcore/application.h
+++ b/src/blackcore/application.h
@@ -364,6 +364,11 @@ namespace BlackCore
         //! Get the facade
         CCoreFacade *getCoreFacade() { return m_coreFacade.data(); }
 
+        //! Local or DBus application? @{
+        bool isLocalContext() const;
+        bool isDBusContext()  const;
+        //! @}
+
         //! Get the facade
         const CCoreFacade *getCoreFacade() const { return m_coreFacade.data(); }
         //! @}
diff --git a/src/swiftguistandard/swiftguistd.cpp b/src/swiftguistandard/swiftguistd.cpp
index 48352bd4f..7c5375825 100644
--- a/src/swiftguistandard/swiftguistd.cpp
+++ b/src/swiftguistandard/swiftguistd.cpp
@@ -362,6 +362,7 @@ void SwiftGuiStd::setContextAvailability()
         if (m_coreAvailable)
         {
             // core has just become available (startup)
+            // this HERE is called with and without DBus
             sGui->getIContextApplication()->synchronizeLogSubscriptions();
             sGui->getIContextApplication()->synchronizeLocalSettings();
         }