diff --git a/src/daemon/Display.cpp b/src/daemon/Display.cpp
index 5abfc9a..57d7ecb 100644
--- src/daemon/Display.cpp
+++ src/daemon/Display.cpp
@@ -339,7 +339,9 @@ namespace SDDM {
         } else {
             //we only want to unlock the session if we can lock in, so we want to go via PAM auth, but not start a new session
             //by not setting the session and the helper will emit authentication and then quit
-            connect(m_auth, &Auth::authentication, this, [=](){
+            connect(m_auth, &Auth::authentication, this, [=](const QString &, bool success){
+                if(!success)
+                    return;
                 qDebug() << "activating existing seat";
                 OrgFreedesktopLogin1ManagerInterface manager(Logind::serviceName(), Logind::managerPath(), QDBusConnection::systemBus());
                 manager.UnlockSession(existingSessionId);
diff --git a/src/helper/backend/PamBackend.cpp b/src/helper/backend/PamBackend.cpp
index 69cbd2c..5467282 100644
--- src/helper/backend/PamBackend.cpp
+++ src/helper/backend/PamBackend.cpp
@@ -219,8 +219,6 @@ namespace SDDM {
 
         if (user == QStringLiteral("sddm") && m_greeter)
             service = QStringLiteral("sddm-greeter");
-        else if (m_app->session()->path().isEmpty())
-            service = QStringLiteral("sddm-check");
         else if (m_autologin)
             service = QStringLiteral("sddm-autologin");
         result = m_pam->start(service, user);