diff --git a/src/blackcore/context_application_impl.h b/src/blackcore/context_application_impl.h
index 9b448c89d..3beb95846 100644
--- a/src/blackcore/context_application_impl.h
+++ b/src/blackcore/context_application_impl.h
@@ -27,13 +27,13 @@ namespace BlackCore
         //! Constructor
         CContextApplication(CRuntimeConfig::ContextMode mode, CRuntime *runtime);
 
-        //! Register myself in DBus
+        //! Register myself in DBus, fail safe
         CContextApplication *registerWithDBus(CDBusServer *server)
         {
+            if (!server || this->m_mode != CRuntimeConfig::LocalInDbusServer) return this;
             server->addObject(IContextApplication::ObjectPath(), this);
             return this;
         }
-
     public:
         //! Destructor
         virtual ~CContextApplication() {}
diff --git a/src/blackcore/context_audio_impl.h b/src/blackcore/context_audio_impl.h
index 19f3bcedb..a4483dc15 100644
--- a/src/blackcore/context_audio_impl.h
+++ b/src/blackcore/context_audio_impl.h
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ namespace BlackCore
         //! \brief Register myself in DBus
         CContextAudio *registerWithDBus(CDBusServer *server)
         {
-            Q_ASSERT(server);
+            if (!server || this->m_mode != CRuntimeConfig::LocalInDbusServer) return this;
             server->addObject(IContextAudio::ObjectPath(), this);
             return this;
         }
diff --git a/src/blackcore/context_network_impl.h b/src/blackcore/context_network_impl.h
index d72e15036..57607abfc 100644
--- a/src/blackcore/context_network_impl.h
+++ b/src/blackcore/context_network_impl.h
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ namespace BlackCore
         //! Register myself in DBus
         CContextNetwork *registerWithDBus(CDBusServer *server)
         {
-            Q_ASSERT(server);
+            if (!server || this->m_mode != CRuntimeConfig::LocalInDbusServer) return this;
             server->addObject(IContextNetwork::ObjectPath(), this);
             return this;
         }
diff --git a/src/blackcore/context_settings_impl.h b/src/blackcore/context_settings_impl.h
index 530603ece..022abe4eb 100644
--- a/src/blackcore/context_settings_impl.h
+++ b/src/blackcore/context_settings_impl.h
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ namespace BlackCore
         //! \brief Register myself in DBus
         CContextSettings *registerWithDBus(CDBusServer *server)
         {
+            if (!server || this->m_mode != CRuntimeConfig::LocalInDbusServer) return this;
             server->addObject(IContextSettings::ObjectPath(), this);
             return this;
         }
diff --git a/src/blackcore/context_simulator_impl.h b/src/blackcore/context_simulator_impl.h
index 327f3cd55..15f22e462 100644
--- a/src/blackcore/context_simulator_impl.h
+++ b/src/blackcore/context_simulator_impl.h
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ namespace BlackCore
         //! Register myself in DBus
         CContextSimulator *registerWithDBus(CDBusServer *server)
         {
-            Q_ASSERT(server);
+            if (!server || this->m_mode != CRuntimeConfig::LocalInDbusServer) return this;
             server->addObject(CContextSimulator::ObjectPath(), this);
             return this;
         }