diff --git a/client/admin.c b/client/admin.c
index 4d645d9..614a492 100644
--- a/client/admin.c
+++ b/client/admin.c
@@ -193,7 +193,10 @@ static void disconnect_handler(DBusConnection *connection, void *user_data)
 void admin_add_submenu(void)
 {
 	bt_shell_add_submenu(&admin_menu);
+}
 
+void admin_enable_submenu(void)
+{
 	dbus_conn = bt_shell_get_env("DBUS_CONNECTION");
 	if (!dbus_conn || client)
 		return;
diff --git a/client/admin.h b/client/admin.h
index 0047770..08cca58 100644
--- a/client/admin.h
+++ b/client/admin.h
@@ -9,4 +9,5 @@
  */
 
 void admin_add_submenu(void);
+void admin_enable_submenu(void);
 void admin_remove_submenu(void);
diff --git a/client/assistant.c b/client/assistant.c
index 16e9466..555ac6f 100644
--- a/client/assistant.c
+++ b/client/assistant.c
@@ -395,7 +395,10 @@ static GDBusClient * client;
 void assistant_add_submenu(void)
 {
 	bt_shell_add_submenu(&assistant_menu);
+}
 
+void assistant_enable_submenu(void)
+{
 	dbus_conn = bt_shell_get_env("DBUS_CONNECTION");
 	if (!dbus_conn || client)
 		return;
diff --git a/client/assistant.h b/client/assistant.h
index 418b0b8..c304abe 100644
--- a/client/assistant.h
+++ b/client/assistant.h
@@ -9,5 +9,6 @@
  */
 
 void assistant_add_submenu(void);
+void assistant_enable_submenu(void);
 void assistant_remove_submenu(void);
 
diff --git a/client/main.c b/client/main.c
index a2d9d88..e35e89d 100644
--- a/client/main.c
+++ b/client/main.c
@@ -3420,9 +3420,13 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 					(void *)endpoint_option);
 
 	admin_add_submenu();
+	admin_enable_submenu();
 	player_add_submenu();
+	player_enable_submenu();
 	mgmt_add_submenu();
+	mgmt_enable_submenu();
 	assistant_add_submenu();
+	assistant_enable_submenu();
 	hci_add_submenu();
 
 	client = g_dbus_client_new(dbus_conn, "org.bluez", "/org/bluez");
diff --git a/client/mgmt.c b/client/mgmt.c
index faa97a1..6c6d62f 100644
--- a/client/mgmt.c
+++ b/client/mgmt.c
@@ -6169,7 +6169,13 @@ static void mgmt_debug(const char *str, void *user_data)
 	print("%s%s", prefix, str);
 }
 
-bool mgmt_add_submenu(void)
+void mgmt_add_submenu(void)
+{
+	bt_shell_add_submenu(&mgmt_menu);
+	bt_shell_add_submenu(&monitor_menu);
+}
+
+bool mgmt_enable_submenu(void)
 {
 	mgmt = mgmt_new_default();
 	if (!mgmt) {
@@ -6177,9 +6183,6 @@ bool mgmt_add_submenu(void)
 		return false;
 	}
 
-	bt_shell_add_submenu(&mgmt_menu);
-	bt_shell_add_submenu(&monitor_menu);
-
 	if (getenv("MGMT_DEBUG"))
 		mgmt_set_debug(mgmt, mgmt_debug, "mgmt: ", NULL);
 
diff --git a/client/mgmt.h b/client/mgmt.h
index 5a2026e..b0f3caf 100644
--- a/client/mgmt.h
+++ b/client/mgmt.h
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
  *
  */
 
-bool mgmt_add_submenu(void);
+void mgmt_add_submenu(void);
+bool mgmt_enable_submenu(void);
 void mgmt_remove_submenu(void);
 void mgmt_set_index(const char *arg);
diff --git a/client/player.c b/client/player.c
index 647e9be..7aab4af 100644
--- a/client/player.c
+++ b/client/player.c
@@ -5876,7 +5876,10 @@ void player_add_submenu(void)
 	bt_shell_add_submenu(&player_menu);
 	bt_shell_add_submenu(&endpoint_menu);
 	bt_shell_add_submenu(&transport_menu);
+}
 
+void player_enable_submenu(void)
+{
 	dbus_conn = bt_shell_get_env("DBUS_CONNECTION");
 	if (!dbus_conn || client)
 		return;
diff --git a/client/player.h b/client/player.h
index e7778cb..c09ffa9 100644
--- a/client/player.h
+++ b/client/player.h
@@ -9,4 +9,5 @@
  */
 
 void player_add_submenu(void);
+void player_enable_submenu(void);
 void player_remove_submenu(void);
diff --git a/tools/btmgmt.c b/tools/btmgmt.c
index 436c2bb..0f6051d 100644
--- a/tools/btmgmt.c
+++ b/tools/btmgmt.c
@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
 	bt_shell_init(argc, argv, &opt);
 
-	if (!mgmt_add_submenu()) {
+	mgmt_add_submenu();
+	if (!mgmt_enable_submenu()) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "Unable to open mgmt_socket\n");
 		return EXIT_FAILURE;
 	}