1 files changed, 10 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/scripts/enable-ibus-test b/scripts/enable-ibus-test
index d95e296..50c3cba 100755
--- a/scripts/enable-ibus-test
+++ b/scripts/enable-ibus-test
@@ -13,13 +13,6 @@ if [[ "$previous" != "parley" ]]; then
     printf '%s\n' "$previous" > "$state_dir/previous-ibus-engine"
 fi
 
-systemctl --user start parley-ibus.service
-for _ in {1..20}; do
-    busctl --user --quiet list 2>/dev/null | grep -q '^org.parley.IBus1 ' && break
-    sleep 0.1
-done
-ibus engine parley >/dev/null 2>&1 || [[ $(ibus engine) == parley ]]
-
 cat > "$dropin_dir/ibus-test.conf" <<'EOF'
 [Service]
 Environment=PARLEY_AUTO_INSERT=1
@@ -28,4 +21,14 @@ EOF
 systemctl --user daemon-reload
 systemctl --user restart parley.service
 
+for _ in {1..20}; do
+    ibus engine parley >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
+    [[ $(ibus engine 2>/dev/null || true) == parley ]] && break
+    sleep 0.1
+done
+[[ $(ibus engine 2>/dev/null || true) == parley ]] || {
+    echo "could not select the Parley IBus engine" >&2
+    exit 1
+}
+
 echo "Parley IBus test mode enabled (previous engine: $previous)"