diff --git a/src/Avalonia.FreeDesktop/DBusTrayIconImpl.cs b/src/Avalonia.FreeDesktop/DBusTrayIconImpl.cs
index 58e8a8efc8..8a16cf4c34 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.FreeDesktop/DBusTrayIconImpl.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.FreeDesktop/DBusTrayIconImpl.cs
@@ -13,7 +13,9 @@ using Tmds.DBus;
 [assembly: InternalsVisibleTo(Connection.DynamicAssemblyName)]
 
 #if SIGNED_BUILD
-[assembly: InternalsVisibleTo("Avalonia.X11, PublicKey=0024000004800000940000000602000000240000525341310004000001000100c1bba1142285fe0419326fb25866ba62c47e6c2b5c1ab0c95b46413fad375471232cb81706932e1cef38781b9ebd39d5100401bacb651c6c5bbf59e571e81b3bc08d2a622004e08b1a6ece82a7e0b9857525c86d2b95fab4bc3dce148558d7f3ae61aa3a234086902aeface87d9dfdd32b9d2fe3c6dd4055b5ab4b104998bd87")]
+[assembly:
+    InternalsVisibleTo(
+        "Avalonia.X11, PublicKey=0024000004800000940000000602000000240000525341310004000001000100c1bba1142285fe0419326fb25866ba62c47e6c2b5c1ab0c95b46413fad375471232cb81706932e1cef38781b9ebd39d5100401bacb651c6c5bbf59e571e81b3bc08d2a622004e08b1a6ece82a7e0b9857525c86d2b95fab4bc3dce148558d7f3ae61aa3a234086902aeface87d9dfdd32b9d2fe3c6dd4055b5ab4b104998bd87")]
 #else
 [assembly: InternalsVisibleTo("Avalonia.X11")]
 #endif
@@ -23,10 +25,10 @@ namespace Avalonia.FreeDesktop
     internal class DBusTrayIconImpl : ITrayIconImpl
     {
         private static int s_trayIconInstanceId;
-        
+
         private readonly ObjectPath _dbusMenuPath;
         private readonly Connection? _connection;
-        private readonly IDisposable? _serviceWatchDisposable;
+        private IDisposable? _serviceWatchDisposable;
 
         private StatusNotifierItemDbusObj? _statusNotifierItemDbusObj;
         private IStatusNotifierWatcher? _statusNotifierWatcher;
@@ -37,11 +39,11 @@ namespace Avalonia.FreeDesktop
         private bool _isDisposed;
         private bool _serviceConnected;
         private bool _isVisible = true;
-        
+
         public bool IsActive { get; private set; }
         public INativeMenuExporter? MenuExporter { get; }
         public Action? OnClicked { get; set; }
-        public Func<IWindowIconImpl?, uint[]> IconConverterDelegate { get; set; } 
+        public Func<IWindowIconImpl?, uint[]> IconConverterDelegate { get; set; }
 
         public DBusTrayIconImpl()
         {
@@ -56,12 +58,12 @@ namespace Avalonia.FreeDesktop
             }
 
             IsActive = true;
-            
+
             _dbusMenuPath = DBusMenuExporter.GenerateDBusMenuObjPath;
-            
+
             MenuExporter = DBusMenuExporter.TryCreateDetachedNativeMenu(_dbusMenuPath, _connection);
-            
-            _serviceWatchDisposable = WatchAsync();
+
+            WatchAsync();
         }
 
         private void InitializeSNWService()
@@ -85,10 +87,22 @@ namespace Avalonia.FreeDesktop
 
             _serviceConnected = true;
         }
-        
-        private Task<IDisposable> WatchAsync() => 
-            _connection?.ResolveServiceOwnerAsync("org.kde.StatusNotifierWatcher", OnNameChange)!;
-        
+
+        private async void WatchAsync()
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                _serviceWatchDisposable =
+                    await _connection?.ResolveServiceOwnerAsync("org.kde.StatusNotifierWatcher", OnNameChange)!;
+            }
+            catch (Exception e)
+            {
+                Logger.TryGet(LogEventLevel.Error, "DBUS")
+                    ?.Log(this,
+                        $"Unable to hook watcher method on org.kde.StatusNotifierWatcher: {e}");
+            }
+        }
+
         private void OnNameChange(ServiceOwnerChangedEventArgs obj)
         {
             if (_isDisposed)
@@ -112,6 +126,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.FreeDesktop
                 _serviceConnected = false;
             }
         }
+
         private void CreateTrayIcon()
         {
             if (_connection is null || !_serviceConnected || _isDisposed)
@@ -122,7 +137,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.FreeDesktop
 
             _sysTrayServiceName = $"org.kde.StatusNotifierItem-{pid}-{tid}";
             _statusNotifierItemDbusObj = new StatusNotifierItemDbusObj(_dbusMenuPath);
-            
+
             try
             {
                 _connection.RegisterObjectAsync(_statusNotifierItemDbusObj);
@@ -133,7 +148,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.FreeDesktop
             {
                 Logger.TryGet(LogEventLevel.Error, "DBUS")
                     ?.Log(this, $"Error creating a DBus tray icon: {e}.");
-                
+
                 _serviceConnected = false;
             }
 
@@ -170,12 +185,12 @@ namespace Avalonia.FreeDesktop
             {
                 _statusNotifierItemDbusObj?.SetIcon(DbusPixmap.EmptyPixmap);
                 return;
-            } 
-            
+            }
+
             var x11iconData = IconConverterDelegate(icon);
-            
-            if(x11iconData.Length == 0) return;
-            
+
+            if (x11iconData.Length == 0) return;
+
             var w = (int)x11iconData[0];
             var h = (int)x11iconData[1];