diff --git a/src/bus/mod.rs b/src/bus/mod.rs
index bc322d0..7194a54 100644
--- a/src/bus/mod.rs
+++ b/src/bus/mod.rs
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@ mod cookies;
 use anyhow::{bail, Error, Ok, Result};
 use futures_util::{
     future::{select, Either},
-    pin_mut, try_join, TryFutureExt,
+    pin_mut,
 };
-use std::{cell::OnceCell, str::FromStr, sync::Arc};
 #[cfg(unix)]
 use std::{env, path::Path};
+use std::{str::FromStr, sync::Arc};
 #[cfg(unix)]
 use tokio::fs::remove_file;
 use tokio::{spawn, task::JoinHandle};
@@ -39,9 +39,9 @@ pub struct Inner {
     address: Address,
     peers: Arc<Peers>,
     guid: OwnedGuid,
-    next_id: Option<usize>,
+    next_id: usize,
     auth_mechanism: AuthMechanism,
-    self_conn: OnceCell<Connection>,
+    _self_conn: Connection,
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
@@ -75,27 +75,31 @@ impl Bus {
             _ => bail!("Unsupported address `{}`.", address),
         }?;
 
-        let mut bus = Self::new(address.clone(), guid.clone(), listener, auth_mechanism).await?;
+        let peers = Peers::new();
+
+        let dbus = DBus::new(peers.clone(), guid.clone());
+        let monitoring = Monitoring::new(peers.clone());
 
         // Create a peer for ourselves.
         trace!("Creating self-dial connection.");
-        let dbus = DBus::new(bus.peers().clone(), guid.clone());
-        let monitoring = Monitoring::new(bus.peers().clone());
-        let conn_builder_fut = ConnectionBuilder::address(address)?
-            .auth_mechanisms(&[auth_mechanism])
+        let (client_socket, peer_socket) = zbus::connection::socket::Channel::pair();
+        let service_conn = ConnectionBuilder::authenticated_socket(client_socket, guid.clone())?
             .p2p()
             .unique_name(fdo::BUS_NAME)?
             .name(fdo::BUS_NAME)?
             .serve_at(fdo::DBus::PATH, dbus)?
             .serve_at(fdo::Monitoring::PATH, monitoring)?
             .build()
-            .map_err(Into::into);
+            .await?;
+        let peer_conn = ConnectionBuilder::authenticated_socket(peer_socket, guid.clone())?
+            .p2p()
+            .build()
+            .await?;
 
-        let (conn, ()) = try_join!(conn_builder_fut, bus.accept_next())?;
-        bus.inner.self_conn.set(conn).unwrap();
+        peers.add_us(peer_conn).await;
         trace!("Self-dial connection created.");
 
-        Ok(bus)
+        Self::new(address, peers, guid, listener, auth_mechanism, service_conn).await
     }
 
     pub fn address(&self) -> &Address {
@@ -122,9 +126,11 @@ impl Bus {
 
     async fn new(
         address: Address,
+        peers: Arc<Peers>,
         guid: OwnedGuid,
         listener: Listener,
         auth_mechanism: AuthMechanism,
+        self_conn: Connection,
     ) -> Result<Self> {
         let cookie_task = if auth_mechanism == AuthMechanism::Cookie {
             let (cookie_task, cookie_sync_rx) = cookies::run_sync();
@@ -139,11 +145,11 @@ impl Bus {
             cookie_task,
             inner: Inner {
                 address,
-                peers: Peers::new(),
+                peers,
                 guid,
-                next_id: None,
+                next_id: 0,
                 auth_mechanism,
-                self_conn: OnceCell::new(),
+                _self_conn: self_conn,
             },
         })
     }
@@ -260,19 +266,10 @@ impl Bus {
         self.inner.auth_mechanism
     }
 
-    fn next_id(&mut self) -> Option<usize> {
-        match self.inner.next_id {
-            None => {
-                self.inner.next_id = Some(0);
-
-                None
-            }
-            Some(id) => {
-                self.inner.next_id = Some(id + 1);
+    fn next_id(&mut self) -> usize {
+        self.inner.next_id += 1;
 
-                Some(id)
-            }
-        }
+        self.inner.next_id
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/peer/mod.rs b/src/peer/mod.rs
index d9ae1f1..ee9fb90 100644
--- a/src/peer/mod.rs
+++ b/src/peer/mod.rs
@@ -26,14 +26,11 @@ pub struct Peer {
 impl Peer {
     pub async fn new(
         guid: OwnedGuid,
-        id: Option<usize>,
+        id: usize,
         socket: BoxedSplit,
         auth_mechanism: AuthMechanism,
     ) -> Result<Self> {
-        let unique_name = match id {
-            Some(id) => OwnedUniqueName::try_from(format!(":busd.{id}")).unwrap(),
-            None => OwnedUniqueName::try_from(fdo::BUS_NAME).unwrap(),
-        };
+        let unique_name = OwnedUniqueName::try_from(format!(":busd.{id}")).unwrap();
         let conn = ConnectionBuilder::socket(socket)
             .server(guid)?
             .p2p()
@@ -51,6 +48,19 @@ impl Peer {
         })
     }
 
+    // This the the bus itself, serving the FDO D-Bus API.
+    pub async fn new_us(conn: Connection) -> Self {
+        let unique_name = OwnedUniqueName::try_from(fdo::BUS_NAME).unwrap();
+
+        Self {
+            conn,
+            unique_name,
+            match_rules: MatchRules::default(),
+            greeted: true,
+            canceled_event: Event::new(),
+        }
+    }
+
     pub fn unique_name(&self) -> &OwnedUniqueName {
         &self.unique_name
     }
diff --git a/src/peers.rs b/src/peers.rs
index 156682c..de3d320 100644
--- a/src/peers.rs
+++ b/src/peers.rs
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ impl Peers {
     pub async fn add(
         self: &Arc<Self>,
         guid: &OwnedGuid,
-        id: Option<usize>,
+        id: usize,
         socket: BoxedSplit,
         auth_mechanism: AuthMechanism,
     ) -> Result<()> {
@@ -72,6 +72,27 @@ impl Peers {
         Ok(())
     }
 
+    pub async fn add_us(self: &Arc<Self>, conn: zbus::Connection) {
+        let mut peers = self.peers_mut().await;
+        let peer = Peer::new_us(conn).await;
+        let unique_name = peer.unique_name().clone();
+        match peers.get(&unique_name) {
+            Some(peer) => panic!(
+                "Unique name `{}` re-used. We're in deep trouble if this happens",
+                peer.unique_name()
+            ),
+            None => {
+                let peer_stream = peer.stream();
+                let listener = peer.listen_cancellation();
+                tokio::spawn(
+                    self.clone()
+                        .serve_peer(peer_stream, listener, unique_name.clone()),
+                );
+                peers.insert(unique_name.clone(), peer);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     pub async fn peers(&self) -> impl Deref<Target = BTreeMap<OwnedUniqueName, Peer>> + '_ {
         self.peers.read().await
     }