diff --git a/src/launch/policy.c b/src/launch/policy.c
index eb1dc73d..0e4279e5 100644
--- a/src/launch/policy.c
+++ b/src/launch/policy.c
@@ -450,17 +450,19 @@ static int policy_import_send(Policy *policy, ConfigNode *cnode) {
         }
 
         if (cnode->allow_deny.send_type == DBUS_MESSAGE_TYPE_METHOD_RETURN ||
-            cnode->allow_deny.send_type == DBUS_MESSAGE_TYPE_ERROR) {
-                fprintf(stderr, "Reply/Error policy in %s +%lu: Explicit policies on replies and errors are deprecated and ignored\n",
-                        cnode->file, cnode->lineno);
-                return 0;
+            cnode->allow_deny.send_type == DBUS_MESSAGE_TYPE_ERROR ||
+            cnode->allow_deny.send_type == DBUS_MESSAGE_TYPE_INVALID) {
+                if (cnode->type == CONFIG_NODE_DENY && cnode->allow_deny.send_requested_reply == CONFIG_TRISTATE_YES)
+                        fprintf(stderr, "Policy to deny expected replies in %s +%lu: Explicit policies on replies and errors are deprecated and ignored\n",
+                                cnode->file, cnode->lineno);
+                else if (cnode->type == CONFIG_NODE_ALLOW && cnode->allow_deny.send_requested_reply == CONFIG_TRISTATE_NO)
+                        fprintf(stderr, "Policy to allow unexpected replies in %s +%lu: Explicit policies on replies and errors are deprecated and ignored\n",
+                                cnode->file, cnode->lineno);
+
+                if (cnode->allow_deny.send_type != DBUS_MESSAGE_TYPE_INVALID)
+                        return 0;
         }
 
-        if (cnode->allow_deny.send_error ||
-            cnode->allow_deny.send_requested_reply)
-                fprintf(stderr, "Expected-reply/Error policy match in %s +%lu: Those attributes are deprecated and ignored\n",
-                        cnode->file, cnode->lineno);
-
         r = policy_record_new_xmit(&record);
         if (r)
                 return error_trace(r);
@@ -532,17 +534,19 @@ static int policy_import_recv(Policy *policy, ConfigNode *cnode) {
         }
 
         if (cnode->allow_deny.recv_type == DBUS_MESSAGE_TYPE_METHOD_RETURN ||
-            cnode->allow_deny.recv_type == DBUS_MESSAGE_TYPE_ERROR) {
-                fprintf(stderr, "Reply/Error policy in %s +%lu: Explicit policies on replies and errors are deprecated and ignored\n",
-                        cnode->file, cnode->lineno);
-                return 0;
+            cnode->allow_deny.recv_type == DBUS_MESSAGE_TYPE_ERROR ||
+            cnode->allow_deny.recv_type == DBUS_MESSAGE_TYPE_INVALID) {
+                if (cnode->type == CONFIG_NODE_DENY && cnode->allow_deny.recv_requested_reply == CONFIG_TRISTATE_YES)
+                        fprintf(stderr, "Policy to deny expected replies in %s +%lu: Explicit policies on replies and errors are deprecated and ignored\n",
+                                cnode->file, cnode->lineno);
+                else if (cnode->type == CONFIG_NODE_ALLOW && cnode->allow_deny.recv_requested_reply == CONFIG_TRISTATE_NO)
+                        fprintf(stderr, "Policy to allow unexpected replies in %s +%lu: Explicit policies on replies and errors are deprecated and ignored\n",
+                                cnode->file, cnode->lineno);
+
+                if (cnode->allow_deny.recv_type != DBUS_MESSAGE_TYPE_INVALID)
+                        return 0;
         }
 
-        if (cnode->allow_deny.recv_error ||
-            cnode->allow_deny.recv_requested_reply)
-                fprintf(stderr, "Expected-reply/Error policy match in %s +%lu: Those attributes are deprecated and ignored\n",
-                        cnode->file, cnode->lineno);
-
         r = policy_record_new_xmit(&record);
         if (r)
                 return error_trace(r);