diff --git a/src/ublue_update/cli.py b/src/ublue_update/cli.py
index e692146..4b4cf43 100644
--- a/src/ublue_update/cli.py
+++ b/src/ublue_update/cli.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 from ublue_update.update_inhibitors.hardware import check_hardware_inhibitors
 from ublue_update.update_inhibitors.custom import check_custom_inhibitors
 from ublue_update.config import cfg
-from ublue_update.session import get_active_sessions
+from ublue_update.session import get_active_users
 from ublue_update.filelock import acquire_lock, release_lock
 
 
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ def notify(title: str, body: str, actions: list = [], urgency: str = "normal"):
     if process_uid == 0:
         users = []
         try:
-            users = get_active_sessions()
+            users = get_active_users()
         except KeyError as e:
             log.error("failed to get active logind session info", e)
         for user in users:
@@ -41,8 +41,9 @@ def notify(title: str, body: str, actions: list = [], urgency: str = "normal"):
                 "/usr/bin/systemd-run",
                 "--user",
                 "--machine",
-                f"{user['user']}@",
-                "--wait",
+                f"{user[1]}@",  # magic number, corresponds to user name in ListUsers (see session.py)
+                "--pipe",
+                "--quiet",
             ]
             user_args += args
             out = subprocess.run(user_args, capture_output=True)
@@ -106,7 +107,7 @@ def run_updates(system, system_update_available):
             )
         users = []
         try:
-            users = get_active_sessions()
+            users = get_active_users()
         except KeyError as e:
             log.error("failed to get active logind session info", e)
 
@@ -133,15 +134,18 @@ def run_updates(system, system_update_available):
 
         """Users"""
         for user in users:
-            log.info(f"""Running update for user: '{user['user']}'""")
+            log.info(
+                f"""Running update for user: '{user[1]}'"""
+            )  # magic number, corresponds to username (see session.py)
             out = subprocess.run(
                 [
                     "/usr/bin/systemd-run",
                     "--setenv=TOPGRADE_SKIP_BRKC_NOTIFY=true",
                     "--user",
                     "--machine",
-                    f"{user['user']}@",
-                    "--wait",
+                    f"{user[1]}@",
+                    "--pipe",
+                    "--quiet",
                     "/usr/bin/topgrade",
                     "--config",
                     "/usr/share/ublue-update/topgrade-user.toml",
diff --git a/src/ublue_update/session.py b/src/ublue_update/session.py
index 2371452..a54ce23 100644
--- a/src/ublue_update/session.py
+++ b/src/ublue_update/session.py
@@ -2,14 +2,22 @@
 import json
 
 
-def get_active_sessions():
+def get_active_users():
     out = subprocess.run(
-        ["/usr/bin/loginctl", "list-sessions", "--output=json"],
+        [
+            "/usr/bin/busctl",
+            "--system",
+            "-j",
+            "call",
+            "org.freedesktop.login1",
+            "/org/freedesktop/login1",
+            "org.freedesktop.login1.Manager",
+            "ListUsers",
+        ],
         capture_output=True,
     )
-    sessions = json.loads(out.stdout.decode("utf-8"))
-    active_sessions = []
-    for session in sessions:
-        if session.get("state") == "active":
-            active_sessions.append(session)
-    return active_sessions
+    # https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/latest/org.freedesktop.login1.html
+    # ListUsers() returns an array of all currently logged in users. The structures in the array consist of the following fields: user id, user name, user object path.
+    users = json.loads(out.stdout.decode("utf-8"))
+    # sample output: {'type': 'a(uso)', 'data': [[[1000, 'user', '/org/freedesktop/login1/user/_1000']]]
+    return users["data"][0]
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_cli.py b/tests/unit/test_cli.py
index 913644d..a681c41 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_cli.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_cli.py
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ def test_notify_uid_user(mock_run, mock_log, mock_os, mock_cfg):
         capture_output=True,
     )
 
-
 @patch("ublue_update.cli.cfg")
 def test_ask_for_updates_no_dbus_notify(mock_cfg):
     mock_cfg.dbus_notify = False
@@ -163,7 +162,7 @@ def test_run_updates_user_no_system(
 
 
 @patch("ublue_update.cli.os")
-@patch("ublue_update.cli.get_active_sessions")
+@patch("ublue_update.cli.get_active_users")
 @patch("ublue_update.cli.acquire_lock")
 @patch("ublue_update.cli.transaction_wait")
 @patch("ublue_update.cli.subprocess.run")
@@ -212,7 +211,7 @@ def test_run_updates_system(
 
 
 @patch("ublue_update.cli.os")
-@patch("ublue_update.cli.get_active_sessions")
+@patch("ublue_update.cli.get_active_users")
 @patch("ublue_update.cli.acquire_lock")
 @patch("ublue_update.cli.transaction_wait")
 @patch("ublue_update.cli.subprocess.run")
@@ -255,7 +254,7 @@ def test_run_updates_without_image_update(
 
 
 @patch("ublue_update.cli.os")
-@patch("ublue_update.cli.get_active_sessions")
+@patch("ublue_update.cli.get_active_users")
 @patch("ublue_update.cli.acquire_lock")
 @patch("ublue_update.cli.transaction_wait")
 @patch("ublue_update.cli.subprocess.run")
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_session.py b/tests/unit/test_session.py
index 551e42d..e097334 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_session.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_session.py
@@ -7,57 +7,33 @@
     0, os.path.abspath(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "../../src"))
 )
 
-from ublue_update.session import get_active_sessions
+from ublue_update.session import get_active_users
 
-loginctl_json_output = b"""
-[
-        {
-                "session" : "3",
-                "uid" : 1001,
-                "user" : "test",
-                "seat" : null,
-                "leader" : 6205,
-                "class" : "manager",
-                "tty" : null,
-                "state": "active",
-                "idle" : false,
-                "since" : null
-        },
-        {
-                "session" : "c1",
-                "uid" : 1001,
-                "user" : "test",
-                "seat" : null,
-                "leader" : 6230,
-                "class" : "manager",
-                "tty" : null,
-                "state": "inactive",
-                "idle" : false,
-                "since" : null
-        }
-]
-"""
+busctl_json_output = b"""{"type":"a(uso)","data":[[[1000,"user","/org/freedesktop/login1/user/_1000"]]]}"""
 
 
 @patch("ublue_update.session.subprocess.run")
-def test_get_active_sessions(mock_run):
+def test_get_active_users(mock_run):
     mock_run.side_effect = [
-        MagicMock(stdout=loginctl_json_output),
+        MagicMock(stdout=busctl_json_output),
     ]
-    assert get_active_sessions() == [
-        {
-            "session": "3",
-            "uid": 1001,
-            "user": "test",
-            "seat": None,
-            "leader": 6205,
-            "class": "manager",
-            "tty": None,
-            "state": "active",
-            "idle": False,
-            "since": None,
-        }
+    assert get_active_users() == [
+        [
+            1000,
+            "user",
+            "/org/freedesktop/login1/user/_1000",
+        ]
     ]
     mock_run.assert_any_call(
-        ["/usr/bin/loginctl", "list-sessions", "--output=json"], capture_output=True
+        [
+            "/usr/bin/busctl",
+            "--system",
+            "-j",
+            "call",
+            "org.freedesktop.login1",
+            "/org/freedesktop/login1",
+            "org.freedesktop.login1.Manager",
+            "ListUsers",
+        ],
+        capture_output=True,
     )
diff --git a/ublue-update.spec b/ublue-update.spec
index 6a2e722..c9b97dc 100644
--- a/ublue-update.spec
+++ b/ublue-update.spec
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ BuildRequires: python-setuptools_scm
 BuildRequires: python-wheel
 Requires:      skopeo
 Requires:      libnotify
-Requires:      sudo
+Requires:      systemd
 
 %global sub_name %{lua:t=string.gsub(rpm.expand("%{NAME}"), "^ublue%-", ""); print(t)}