diff --git a/qubes/__init__.py b/qubes/__init__.py
index 8f9a6112..74d21dcb 100644
--- a/qubes/__init__.py
+++ b/qubes/__init__.py
@@ -74,6 +74,5 @@ class QubesVMMConnection(object):
         self.init_vmm_connection()
         return self._xs
 
-if not dry_run:
-    vmm = QubesVMMConnection()
+vmm = QubesVMMConnection()