diff --git a/docker/backend-dev/Dockerfile b/docker/backend-dev/Dockerfile
index 5c19e7f7..70e88c26 100644
--- a/docker/backend-dev/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/backend-dev/Dockerfile
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ RUN python3 -m venv libervia_env && libervia_env/bin/pip install -U pip wheel &&
     mv libervia-backend/libervia_backend.egg-info ~/libervia_env/lib/python3.*/site-packages && \
     mkdir -p /home/libervia/.local/share/libervia
 
+ENV DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS="tcp:host=backend,port=55555,family=ipv4;unix:path=/home/libervia/.local/share/libervia/dbus_socket"
 ENV PATH=/home/libervia/libervia_env/bin:$PATH
 
 COPY --chown=root:root libervia.conf /etc/_libervia.conf