diff --git a/terminator b/terminator
index db384948..4b919a1e 100755
--- a/terminator
+++ b/terminator
@@ -60,9 +60,11 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
         try:
             ipc.DBusService()
         except ipc.DBusException:
+            dbg('Unable to become master process, requesting a new window')
             ipc.new_window()
             sys.exit()
     except ImportError:
+        dbg('dbus not imported')
         pass
 
     MAKER = Factory()
diff --git a/terminatorlib/ipc.py b/terminatorlib/ipc.py
index d64bb6b5..cfec4dfa 100644
--- a/terminatorlib/ipc.py
+++ b/terminatorlib/ipc.py
@@ -10,17 +10,19 @@ import dbus.glib
 from borg import Borg
 from terminator import Terminator
 from config import Config
+from util import dbg
 
 CONFIG = Config()
 if not CONFIG['dbus']:
     # The config says we are not to load dbus, so pretend like we can't
+    dbg('dbus disabled')
     raise ImportError
 
 BUS_BASE = 'net.tenshu.Terminator'
 BUS_PATH = '/net/tenshu/Terminator'
 try:
     # Try and include the X11 display name in the dbus bus name
-    DISPLAY  = gtk.gdk.get_display().replace(':', '').replace('.', '')
+    DISPLAY  = hex(hash(gtk.gdk.get_display())).replace('-', '_')
     BUS_NAME = '%s%s' % (BUS_BASE, DISPLAY)
 except:
     BUS_NAME = BUS_BASE
@@ -32,17 +34,20 @@ class DBusService(Borg, dbus.service.Object):
 
     def __init__(self):
         """Class initialiser"""
+        Borg.__init__(self, self.__class__.__name__)
         self.prepare_attributes()
         dbus.service.Object.__init__(self, self.bus_name, BUS_PATH)
 
     def prepare_attributes(self):
         """Ensure we are populated"""
         if not self.bus_name:
+            dbg('Checking for bus name availability: %s' % BUS_NAME)
             bus = dbus.SessionBus()
             proxy = bus.get_object('org.freedesktop.DBus', 
                                    '/org/freedesktop/DBus')
             flags = 1 | 4 # allow replacement | do not queue
             if not proxy.RequestName(BUS_NAME, dbus.UInt32(flags)) in (1, 4):
+                dbg('bus name unavailable: %s' % BUS_NAME)
                 raise dbus.exceptions.DBusException(
                     "Couldn't get DBus name %s: Name exists" % BUS_NAME)
             self.bus_name = dbus.service.BusName(BUS_NAME, 
@@ -53,11 +58,13 @@ class DBusService(Borg, dbus.service.Object):
     @dbus.service.method(BUS_NAME)
     def new_window(self):
         """Create a new Window"""
+        dbg('dbus method called')
         self.terminator.create_layout('default')
         self.terminator.layout_done()
 
 def with_proxy(func):
     """Decorator function to connect to the session dbus bus"""
+    dbg('dbus client call: %s' % func.func_name)
     def _exec(*args, **argd):
         bus = dbus.SessionBus()
         proxy = bus.get_object(BUS_NAME, BUS_PATH)