diff --git a/cli/global.go b/cli/global.go
index d6931aac9..51fefb618 100644
--- a/cli/global.go
+++ b/cli/global.go
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ func ConfigureGlobals(app *kingpin.Application) {
 			if GlobalFlags.Backend != "" {
 				allowedBackends = append(allowedBackends, keyring.BackendType(GlobalFlags.Backend))
 			}
-
 			keyringImpl, err = keyring.Open(keyring.Config{
 				ServiceName:      "aws-vault",
 				AllowedBackends:  allowedBackends,
@@ -74,6 +73,9 @@ func ConfigureGlobals(app *kingpin.Application) {
 				KWalletAppID:     "aws-vault",
 				KWalletFolder:    "aws-vault",
 			})
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
 		}
 		if awsConfig == nil {
 			awsConfig, err = vault.LoadConfigFromEnv()
diff --git a/docker-compose.dev.yml b/docker-compose.dev.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d13998b7b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker-compose.dev.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+version: '2.1'
+
+services:
+  aws-vault:
+    image: golang:1.9.2
+    environment:
+      - CGO_ENABLED=0
+    volumes:
+      - .:/go/src/github.com/99designs/aws-vault
+      - /root/.aws
+      - /root/.awsvault
+    working_dir: /go/src/github.com/99designs/aws-vault
+    entrypoint: go run main.go
diff --git a/vendor/github.com/99designs/keyring/kwallet.go b/vendor/github.com/99designs/keyring/kwallet.go
index be60408aa..02860d084 100644
--- a/vendor/github.com/99designs/keyring/kwallet.go
+++ b/vendor/github.com/99designs/keyring/kwallet.go
@@ -14,6 +14,12 @@ const (
 )
 
 func init() {
+	// silently fail if dbus isn't available
+	_, err := dbus.SessionBus()
+	if err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+
 	supportedBackends[KWalletBackend] = opener(func(cfg Config) (Keyring, error) {
 		if cfg.ServiceName == "" {
 			cfg.ServiceName = "kdewallet"
diff --git a/vendor/github.com/99designs/keyring/libsecret.go b/vendor/github.com/99designs/keyring/libsecret.go
index fef959339..ee0d10ad8 100644
--- a/vendor/github.com/99designs/keyring/libsecret.go
+++ b/vendor/github.com/99designs/keyring/libsecret.go
@@ -6,10 +6,17 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 
+	"github.com/godbus/dbus"
 	"github.com/gsterjov/go-libsecret"
 )
 
 func init() {
+	// silently fail if dbus isn't available
+	_, err := dbus.SessionBus()
+	if err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+
 	supportedBackends[SecretServiceBackend] = opener(func(cfg Config) (Keyring, error) {
 		if cfg.ServiceName == "" {
 			cfg.ServiceName = "secret-service"
diff --git a/vendor/vendor.json b/vendor/vendor.json
index 6ed6349a3..a8c461c4f 100644
--- a/vendor/vendor.json
+++ b/vendor/vendor.json
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@
 	"ignore": "test",
 	"package": [
 		{
-			"checksumSHA1": "yPdUwIYrb/mMRha15K2OPS2hcSo=",
+			"checksumSHA1": "D8hEjr7exRaY14eEFEXCSV6YXao=",
 			"path": "github.com/99designs/keyring",
-			"revision": "864ec8407057ca036ab7f3cac503aef926fa59eb",
-			"revisionTime": "2017-11-28T00:42:29Z"
+			"revision": "5fbd4674c81065bd80b5adfee8a127c5c47e48ce",
+			"revisionTime": "2017-12-29T03:53:02Z"
 		},
 		{
 			"checksumSHA1": "KmjnydoAbofMieIWm+it5OWERaM=",