diff --git a/src/firejail/main.c b/src/firejail/main.c
index e458d16f483..958374c4339 100644
--- a/src/firejail/main.c
+++ b/src/firejail/main.c
@@ -2065,10 +2065,10 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv, char **envp) {
 		else if (strncmp("--dbus-user=", argv[i], 12) == 0) {
 			if (strcmp("filter", argv[i] + 12) == 0) {
 				if (arg_dbus_user == DBUS_POLICY_BLOCK) {
-					fprintf(stderr, "Error: Cannot relax --dbus-user policy, it is already set to block\n");
-					exit(1);
+					fprintf(stderr, "Warning: Cannot relax --dbus-user policy, it is already set to block\n");
+				} else {
+					arg_dbus_user = DBUS_POLICY_FILTER;
 				}
-				arg_dbus_user = DBUS_POLICY_FILTER;
 			} else if (strcmp("none", argv[i] + 12) == 0) {
 				if (arg_dbus_log_user) {
 					fprintf(stderr, "Error: --dbus-user.log requires --dbus-user=filter\n");
@@ -2123,10 +2123,10 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv, char **envp) {
 		else if (strncmp("--dbus-system=", argv[i], 14) == 0) {
 			if (strcmp("filter", argv[i] + 14) == 0) {
 				if (arg_dbus_system == DBUS_POLICY_BLOCK) {
-					fprintf(stderr, "Error: Cannot relax --dbus-system policy, it is already set to block\n");
-					exit(1);
+					fprintf(stderr, "Warning: Cannot relax --dbus-system policy, it is already set to block\n");
+				} else {
+					arg_dbus_system = DBUS_POLICY_FILTER;
 				}
-				arg_dbus_system = DBUS_POLICY_FILTER;
 			} else if (strcmp("none", argv[i] + 14) == 0) {
 				if (arg_dbus_log_system) {
 					fprintf(stderr, "Error: --dbus-system.log requires --dbus-system=filter\n");
diff --git a/src/firejail/profile.c b/src/firejail/profile.c
index 74900648793..a872228242a 100644
--- a/src/firejail/profile.c
+++ b/src/firejail/profile.c
@@ -441,9 +441,9 @@ int profile_check_line(char *ptr, int lineno, const char *fname) {
 		if (strcmp("filter", ptr) == 0) {
 			if (arg_dbus_user == DBUS_POLICY_BLOCK) {
 				fprintf(stderr, "Error: Cannot relax dbus-user policy, it is already set to block\n");
-				exit(1);
+			} else {
+				arg_dbus_user = DBUS_POLICY_FILTER;
 			}
-			arg_dbus_user = DBUS_POLICY_FILTER;
 		} else if (strcmp("none", ptr) == 0) {
 			if (arg_dbus_log_user) {
 				fprintf(stderr, "Error: --dbus-user.log requires --dbus-user=filter\n");
@@ -496,9 +496,9 @@ int profile_check_line(char *ptr, int lineno, const char *fname) {
 		if (strcmp("filter", ptr) == 0) {
 			if (arg_dbus_system == DBUS_POLICY_BLOCK) {
 				fprintf(stderr, "Error: Cannot relax dbus-system policy, it is already set to block\n");
-				exit(1);
+			} else {
+				arg_dbus_system = DBUS_POLICY_FILTER;
 			}
-			arg_dbus_system = DBUS_POLICY_FILTER;
 		} else if (strcmp("none", ptr) == 0) {
 			if (arg_dbus_log_system) {
 				fprintf(stderr, "Error: --dbus-system.log requires --dbus-system=filter\n");