diff --git a/src/network/networkd-dhcp-common.c b/src/network/networkd-dhcp-common.c
index 0de1892fc9..9677dfb0c3 100644
--- a/src/network/networkd-dhcp-common.c
+++ b/src/network/networkd-dhcp-common.c
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ int manager_request_product_uuid(Manager *m, Link *link) {
                         return log_oom();
         }
 
-        if (!m->bus || sd_bus_is_ready(m->bus) <= 0) {
+        if (sd_bus_is_ready(m->bus) <= 0) {
                 log_debug("Not connected to system bus, requesting product UUID later.");
                 return 0;
         }
diff --git a/src/network/networkd-link-bus.c b/src/network/networkd-link-bus.c
index 841d76b461..3311dafd6a 100644
--- a/src/network/networkd-link-bus.c
+++ b/src/network/networkd-link-bus.c
@@ -854,7 +854,7 @@ int link_send_changed_strv(Link *link, char **properties) {
         assert(link->manager);
         assert(properties);
 
-        if (!link->manager->bus || sd_bus_is_ready(link->manager->bus) <= 0)
+        if (sd_bus_is_ready(link->manager->bus) <= 0)
                 return 0;
 
         p = link_bus_path(link);
diff --git a/src/network/networkd-manager-bus.c b/src/network/networkd-manager-bus.c
index a08dff58e7..138d765414 100644
--- a/src/network/networkd-manager-bus.c
+++ b/src/network/networkd-manager-bus.c
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ int manager_send_changed_strv(Manager *manager, char **properties) {
         assert(manager);
         assert(properties);
 
-        if (!manager->bus || sd_bus_is_ready(manager->bus) <= 0)
+        if (sd_bus_is_ready(manager->bus) <= 0)
                 return 0;
 
         return sd_bus_emit_properties_changed_strv(
diff --git a/src/network/networkd-manager.c b/src/network/networkd-manager.c
index bfdb1f8c96..a8db2cc44b 100644
--- a/src/network/networkd-manager.c
+++ b/src/network/networkd-manager.c
@@ -767,8 +767,8 @@ int manager_set_hostname(Manager *m, const char *hostname) {
         if (r < 0)
                 return r;
 
-        if (!m->bus || sd_bus_is_ready(m->bus) <= 0) {
-                log_debug("Not connected to system bus, setting hostname later.");
+        if (sd_bus_is_ready(m->bus) <= 0) {
+                log_debug("Not connected to system bus, setting system hostname later.");
                 return 0;
         }
 
@@ -784,7 +784,6 @@ int manager_set_hostname(Manager *m, const char *hostname) {
                         "sb",
                         hostname,
                         false);
-
         if (r < 0)
                 return log_error_errno(r, "Could not set transient hostname: %m");
 
@@ -817,8 +816,8 @@ int manager_set_timezone(Manager *m, const char *tz) {
         if (r < 0)
                 return r;
 
-        if (!m->bus || sd_bus_is_ready(m->bus) <= 0) {
-                log_debug("Not connected to system bus, setting timezone later.");
+        if (sd_bus_is_ready(m->bus) <= 0) {
+                log_debug("Not connected to system bus, setting system timezone later.");
                 return 0;
         }