diff --git a/src/stdio-bridge/stdio-bridge.c b/src/stdio-bridge/stdio-bridge.c
index d3629f5fb0..7b774860c8 100644
--- a/src/stdio-bridge/stdio-bridge.c
+++ b/src/stdio-bridge/stdio-bridge.c
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ static int run(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 
         r = sd_bus_start(a);
         if (r < 0)
-                return log_error_errno(r, "Failed to start bus client: %m");
+                return bus_log_connect_error(r, arg_transport, arg_runtime_scope);
 
         r = sd_bus_get_bus_id(a, &server_id);
         if (r < 0)