diff --git a/test/test-utils-glib.c b/test/test-utils-glib.c
index fd804c96..5394ca4e 100644
--- a/test/test-utils-glib.c
+++ b/test/test-utils-glib.c
@@ -346,7 +346,12 @@ test_try_connect_to_bus (TestMainContext *ctx,
 
   g_assert (dbus_bus_get_unique_name (conn) != NULL);
 
-  test_connection_setup (ctx, conn);
+  if (!test_connection_setup (ctx, conn))
+    {
+      _DBUS_SET_OOM (&error);
+      goto fail;
+    }
+
   return conn;
 
 fail: