diff --git a/src/frida.vala b/src/frida.vala
index ebe04799a..1ff8efe17 100644
--- a/src/frida.vala
+++ b/src/frida.vala
@@ -2999,6 +2999,10 @@ namespace Frida {
 		}
 #endif
 
+		public DBusConnection _get_connection () {
+			return ((DBusProxy) active_session).g_connection;
+		}
+
 		private T create<T> () {
 			return Object.new (typeof (T), parent: this);
 		}
diff --git a/tests/test-host-session.vala b/tests/test-host-session.vala
index 4c12f99e0..ad1087131 100644
--- a/tests/test-host-session.vala
+++ b/tests/test-host-session.vala
@@ -1140,7 +1140,7 @@ namespace Frida.HostSessionTest {
 				if (strategy == PEER) {
 					yield session.setup_peer_connection ();
 
-					peer_connection = ((DBusProxy) session.session).g_connection;
+					peer_connection = session._get_connection ();
 					bool disrupting = false;
 					var main_context = MainContext.ref_thread_default ();
 					filter_id = peer_connection.add_filter ((conn, message, incoming) => {