diff --git a/core/daemon.cpp b/core/daemon.cpp
index 2ecf1526a..3d631801b 100644
--- a/core/daemon.cpp
+++ b/core/daemon.cpp
@@ -179,6 +179,11 @@ Device*Daemon::getDevice(const QString& deviceId)
     return nullptr;
 }
 
+const QSet<LinkProvider*>& Daemon::getLinkProviders() const
+{
+    return d->m_linkProviders;
+}
+
 QStringList Daemon::devices(bool onlyReachable, bool onlyTrusted) const
 {
     QStringList ret;
diff --git a/core/daemon.h b/core/daemon.h
index c498d3cbc..83b3fa5db 100644
--- a/core/daemon.h
+++ b/core/daemon.h
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ public:
 
     Device* getDevice(const QString& deviceId);
 
+    const QSet<LinkProvider*>& getLinkProviders() const;
+
     QStringList pairingRequests() const;
 
     Q_SCRIPTABLE QString selfId() const;
diff --git a/tests/pluginloadtest.cpp b/tests/pluginloadtest.cpp
index 3375980e5..98f9cd896 100644
--- a/tests/pluginloadtest.cpp
+++ b/tests/pluginloadtest.cpp
@@ -46,6 +46,10 @@ class PluginLoadTest : public QObject
 
     private Q_SLOTS:
         void testPlugins() {
+            if (!(m_daemon->getLinkProviders().size() > 0)) {
+                QFAIL("No links available, but loopback should have been provided by the test");
+            }
+
             Device* d = nullptr;
             m_daemon->acquireDiscoveryMode(QStringLiteral("plugintest"));
             const QList<Device*> devicesList = m_daemon->devicesList();
@@ -57,6 +61,9 @@ class PluginLoadTest : public QObject
                     break;
                 }
             }
+            if (d == nullptr) {
+                QFAIL("Unable to determine device");
+            }
             m_daemon->releaseDiscoveryMode(QStringLiteral("plugintest"));
 
             if (!d->loadedPlugins().contains(QStringLiteral("kdeconnect_remotecontrol"))) {
diff --git a/tests/sendfiletest.cpp b/tests/sendfiletest.cpp
index 28373391b..892adc7c4 100644
--- a/tests/sendfiletest.cpp
+++ b/tests/sendfiletest.cpp
@@ -51,6 +51,10 @@ class TestSendFile : public QObject
 
     private Q_SLOTS:
         void testSend() {
+            if (!(m_daemon->getLinkProviders().size() > 0)) {
+                QFAIL("No links available, but loopback should have been provided by the test");
+            }
+
             m_daemon->acquireDiscoveryMode(QStringLiteral("test"));
             Device* d = nullptr;
             const QList<Device*> devicesList = m_daemon->devicesList();
@@ -61,8 +65,10 @@ class TestSendFile : public QObject
                     d = id;
                 }
             }
+            if (d == nullptr) {
+                QFAIL("Unable to determine device");
+            }
             m_daemon->releaseDiscoveryMode(QStringLiteral("test"));
-            QVERIFY(d);
             QCOMPARE(d->isReachable(), true);
             QCOMPARE(d->isTrusted(), true);
 
diff --git a/tests/testdaemon.h b/tests/testdaemon.h
index 3144c6011..dd64d1058 100644
--- a/tests/testdaemon.h
+++ b/tests/testdaemon.h
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ public:
         : Daemon(parent, true)
         , m_nam(nullptr)
     {
+        // Necessary to force the event loop to run because the test harness seems to behave differently
+        // and we need the QTimer::SingleShot in Daemon's constructor to fire
+        QCoreApplication::processEvents();
     }
 
     void addDevice(Device* device) {