diff --git a/sugar-emulator b/sugar-emulator
index 9b629d4b..16e9da41 100755
--- a/sugar-emulator
+++ b/sugar-emulator
@@ -70,5 +70,9 @@ for i in range(1, len(sys.argv)):
 emulator = Emulator(fullscreen)
 emulator.start()
 
+# FIXME temporary until dbus support services in home dir
+if not os.path.isdir('/tmp/sugar-services'):
+	os.mkdir('/tmp/sugar-services')
+
 os.execlp('dbus-launch', 'dbus-launch', '--exit-with-session',
 		  '--config-file=%s' % env.get_dbus_config(), program)