diff --git a/modules/module-device-activation.c b/modules/module-device-activation.c
index 93c1850c..372f113c 100644
--- a/modules/module-device-activation.c
+++ b/modules/module-device-activation.c
@@ -116,8 +116,8 @@ add_reserve_device_data (WpDeviceActivation * self, WpProxy *device,
   app_dev_name = wp_properties_get (props, SPA_KEY_API_ALSA_PATH);
 
   /* Create the dbus device reservation */
-  reservation = wp_dbus_device_reservation_new (card_id, "PipeWire", 10,
-      app_dev_name);
+  reservation = wp_dbus_device_reservation_new (card_id,
+      PIPEWIRE_APPLICATION_NAME, 10, app_dev_name);
 
   /* Create the reserve device data */
   device_data = wp_reserve_device_new (device, reservation);
diff --git a/modules/module-device-activation/dbus-device-reservation.h b/modules/module-device-activation/dbus-device-reservation.h
index 8ed6b4b1..e82a0bbe 100644
--- a/modules/module-device-activation/dbus-device-reservation.h
+++ b/modules/module-device-activation/dbus-device-reservation.h
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@
 
 G_BEGIN_DECLS
 
+#define JACK_APPLICATION_NAME "Jack audio server"
+#define PULSEAUDIO_APPLICATION_NAME "PulseAudio Sound Server"
+#define PIPEWIRE_APPLICATION_NAME "PipeWire"
+
 #define WP_TYPE_DBUS_DEVICE_RESERVATION (wp_dbus_device_reservation_get_type ())
 G_DECLARE_FINAL_TYPE (WpDbusDeviceReservation, wp_dbus_device_reservation, WP,
     DBUS_DEVICE_RESERVATION, GObject)
diff --git a/modules/module-device-activation/reserve-device.c b/modules/module-device-activation/reserve-device.c
index fbea7075..3ac062b6 100644
--- a/modules/module-device-activation/reserve-device.c
+++ b/modules/module-device-activation/reserve-device.c
@@ -66,6 +66,36 @@ increment_jack_n_acquired (WpProxy *device)
   return val;
 }
 
+static void
+enable_jack_device (WpReserveDevice *self) {
+  g_autoptr (WpProxy) jack_device = NULL;
+  g_return_if_fail (self);
+
+  /* Get the JACK device and increment the jack acquisition. We only enable the
+   * JACK device if this is the first acquisition */
+  jack_device = wp_object_manager_lookup (self->jack_device_om, WP_TYPE_DEVICE,
+      NULL);
+  if (jack_device && increment_jack_n_acquired (jack_device) == 1) {
+    set_device_profile (jack_device, 1);
+    wp_info_object (self, "jack device enabled");
+  }
+}
+
+static void
+disable_jack_device (WpReserveDevice *self) {
+  g_autoptr (WpProxy) jack_device = NULL;
+  g_return_if_fail (self);
+
+  /* Get the JACK device and decrement the jack acquisition. We only disable the
+   * JACK device if there is no more acquisitions */
+  jack_device = wp_object_manager_lookup (self->jack_device_om, WP_TYPE_DEVICE,
+      NULL);
+  if (jack_device && decrement_jack_n_acquired (jack_device) == 0) {
+    set_device_profile (jack_device, 0);
+    wp_info_object (self, "jack device disabled");
+  }
+}
+
 static void
 on_device_done (WpCore *core, GAsyncResult *res, WpReserveDevice *self)
 {
@@ -81,7 +111,6 @@ on_application_name_done (GObject *obj, GAsyncResult *res, gpointer user_data)
   WpReserveDevice *self = user_data;
   g_autoptr (GError) e = NULL;
   g_autofree gchar *name = NULL;
-  g_autoptr (WpProxy) jack_device = NULL;
 
   /* Note that the ApplicationName property is optional as described in the
    * specification (http://git.0pointer.net/reserve.git/tree/reserve.txt), so
@@ -95,15 +124,8 @@ on_application_name_done (GObject *obj, GAsyncResult *res, gpointer user_data)
   wp_info_object (self, "owner: %s", name ? name : "unknown");
 
   /* Only enable the JACK device if the owner is the JACK audio server */
-  if (!name || g_strcmp0 (name, "Jack audio server") != 0)
-    return;
-
-  /* Get the JACK device and increment the jack acquisition. We only enable the
-   * JACK device if this is the first acquisition */
-  jack_device = wp_object_manager_lookup (self->jack_device_om, WP_TYPE_DEVICE,
-      NULL);
-  if (jack_device && increment_jack_n_acquired (jack_device) == 1)
-    set_device_profile (jack_device, 1);
+  if (name && g_strcmp0 (name, JACK_APPLICATION_NAME) == 0)
+    enable_jack_device (self);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -111,7 +133,6 @@ on_reservation_acquired (GObject *obj, GAsyncResult *res, gpointer user_data)
 {
   WpReserveDevice *self = user_data;
   g_autoptr (GError) e = NULL;
-  g_autoptr (WpProxy) jack_device = NULL;
   g_autoptr (WpProxy) device = NULL;
 
   /* If the audio device could not be acquired, check who owns it and maybe
@@ -123,12 +144,8 @@ on_reservation_acquired (GObject *obj, GAsyncResult *res, gpointer user_data)
     return;
   }
 
-  /* Get the JACK device and decrement the jack acquisition. We only disable the
-   * JACK device if there is no acquisitions */
-  jack_device = wp_object_manager_lookup (self->jack_device_om, WP_TYPE_DEVICE,
-      NULL);
-  if (jack_device && decrement_jack_n_acquired (jack_device) == 0)
-    set_device_profile (jack_device, 0);
+  /* Always disable the JACK device because we are the owner */
+  disable_jack_device (self);
 
   /* Enable Audio device */
   device = g_weak_ref_get (&self->device);