diff --git a/src/bin/busd.rs b/src/bin/busd.rs
index 85a0828..3ef4320 100644
--- a/src/bin/busd.rs
+++ b/src/bin/busd.rs
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ async fn main() -> Result<()> {
         Err(err) => {
             if args.config.is_some() || args.session || args.system {
                 // User expected us to read a specific XML file.
-                error!("Cannot read {}: {} ", config_path.display(), err);
+                error!("Cannot read {} ", config_path.display());
                 return Err(err);
             } else {
                 // No explicit indications from user. Fallback to default.
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ async fn main() -> Result<()> {
     let address = if let Some(address) = args.address {
         Some(address)
     } else {
-        config.listen.map(|address| format!("{address}"))
+        config.listen
     };
 
     let mut bus = bus::Bus::for_address(address.as_deref()).await?;
diff --git a/src/config/mod.rs b/src/config/mod.rs
index 60f713e..2c574ff 100644
--- a/src/config/mod.rs
+++ b/src/config/mod.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use std::{
 use anyhow::{Error, Result};
 use policy::OptionalPolicy;
 use serde::Deserialize;
-use zbus::{Address, AuthMechanism};
+use zbus::AuthMechanism;
 
 pub mod policy;
 pub mod rule;
@@ -50,9 +50,9 @@ pub struct Config {
     /// The address is in the standard D-Bus format that contains a transport name plus possible
     /// parameters/options.
     // TODO: warn when multiple `<listen>` elements are defined, as we only support one
-    // TODO: consider implementing `Deserialize` over in zbus crate, then removing this "skip..."
-    #[serde(default, skip_deserializing)]
-    pub listen: Option<Address>,
+    // NOTE: we're using `String` here as we parse into a `zbus::Address` later
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub listen: Option<String>,
 
     /// The bus daemon will write its pid to the specified file.
     pub pidfile: Option<PathBuf>,
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ impl TryFrom<Document> for Config {
                     // NO-OP: deprecated and ignored
                 }
                 Element::Listen(listen) => {
-                    config.listen = Some(Address::from_str(&listen)?);
+                    config.listen = Some(listen);
                 }
                 Element::Pidfile(p) => config.pidfile = Some(p),
                 Element::Policy(pe) => {
@@ -322,10 +322,7 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(
             config,
             Config {
-                listen: Some(
-                    Address::from_str("tcp:host=localhost,port=0,family=ipv4")
-                        .expect("should parse address")
-                ),
+                listen: Some(String::from("tcp:host=localhost,port=0,family=ipv4")),
                 ..Default::default()
             }
         );
@@ -361,10 +358,7 @@ mod tests {
             config,
             Config {
                 auth: Some(AuthMechanism::External),
-                listen: Some(
-                    Address::from_str("tcp:host=localhost,port=1234")
-                        .expect("should parse address")
-                ),
+                listen: Some(String::from("tcp:host=localhost,port=1234")),
                 policies: vec![
                     Policy::DefaultContext(vec![
                         (
diff --git a/tests/config.rs b/tests/config.rs
index eb336c2..cd72a34 100644
--- a/tests/config.rs
+++ b/tests/config.rs
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-use std::{path::PathBuf, str::FromStr};
+use std::path::PathBuf;
 
 use busd::config::{
     Access, BusType, Config, ConnectOperation, MessageType, Name, NameOwnership, Operation, Policy,
     ReceiveOperation, SendOperation,
 };
-use zbus::{Address, AuthMechanism};
+use zbus::AuthMechanism;
 
 #[test]
 fn config_read_file_with_includes_ok() {
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ fn config_read_file_with_includes_ok() {
         got,
         Config {
             auth: Some(AuthMechanism::External),
-            listen: Some(Address::from_str("unix:path=/tmp/a").expect("should parse address")),
+            listen: Some(String::from("unix:path=/tmp/a")),
             policies: vec![
                 Policy::DefaultContext(vec![
                     (
@@ -121,9 +121,7 @@ fn config_read_file_session_conf_ok() {
     assert_eq!(
         got,
         Config {
-            listen: Some(
-                Address::from_str("unix:path=/run/user/1000/bus").expect("should parse address")
-            ),
+            listen: Some(String::from("unix:path=/run/user/1000/bus")),
             keep_umask: true,
             policies: vec![Policy::DefaultContext(vec![
                 (
@@ -158,10 +156,7 @@ fn config_read_file_system_conf_ok() {
     let want = Config {
         auth: Some(AuthMechanism::External),
         fork: true,
-        listen: Some(
-            Address::from_str("unix:path=/var/run/dbus/system_bus_socket")
-                .expect("should parse address"),
-        ),
+        listen: Some(String::from("unix:path=/var/run/dbus/system_bus_socket")),
         pidfile: Some(PathBuf::from("@DBUS_SYSTEM_PID_FILE@")),
         policies: vec![
             Policy::DefaultContext(vec![