diff --git a/core/backends/lan/lanlinkprovider.cpp b/core/backends/lan/lanlinkprovider.cpp
--- a/core/backends/lan/lanlinkprovider.cpp
+++ b/core/backends/lan/lanlinkprovider.cpp
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@
     QNetworkConfigurationManager* networkManager = new QNetworkConfigurationManager(this);
     connect(networkManager, &QNetworkConfigurationManager::configurationChanged, this, &LanLinkProvider::onNetworkConfigurationChanged);
 
+    this->moveToThread(&m_thread);
 }
 
 void LanLinkProvider::onNetworkConfigurationChanged(const QNetworkConfiguration& config)
@@ -101,6 +102,9 @@
     }
 
     onNetworkChange();
+    onStartedFinishedMutex.lock();
+    onStartedFinished.wakeAll();
+    onStartedFinishedMutex.unlock();
 }
 
 void LanLinkProvider::onStop()
diff --git a/core/backends/linkprovider.h b/core/backends/linkprovider.h
--- a/core/backends/linkprovider.h
+++ b/core/backends/linkprovider.h
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@
 #define LINKPROVIDER_H
 
 #include <QObject>
+#include <QThread>
+#include <QMutex>
+#include <QWaitCondition>
 
 #include "core/networkpacket.h"
 #include "pairinghandler.h"
@@ -45,6 +48,10 @@
     virtual QString name() = 0;
     virtual int priority() = 0;
 
+    QThread m_thread;
+    QWaitCondition onStartedFinished;
+    QMutex onStartedFinishedMutex;
+
 public Q_SLOTS:
     virtual void onStart() = 0;
     virtual void onStop() = 0;
diff --git a/core/backends/linkprovider.cpp b/core/backends/linkprovider.cpp
--- a/core/backends/linkprovider.cpp
+++ b/core/backends/linkprovider.cpp
@@ -20,8 +20,13 @@
 
 #include "linkprovider.h"
 
+#include <core/networkpacket.h>
+
+#include <QThread>
+
 LinkProvider::LinkProvider()
 {
-    //gcc complains if we don't add something to compile on a class with virtual functions
+    m_thread.start();
+    qRegisterMetaType<NetworkPacket>("NetworkPacket");
 }
 
diff --git a/core/daemon.cpp b/core/daemon.cpp
--- a/core/daemon.cpp
+++ b/core/daemon.cpp
@@ -90,7 +90,10 @@
     for (LinkProvider* a : qAsConst(d->m_linkProviders)) {
         connect(a, &LinkProvider::onConnectionReceived,
                 this, &Daemon::onNewDeviceLink);
-        a->onStart();
+        a->onStartedFinishedMutex.lock();
+        QMetaObject::invokeMethod(a, "onStart");
+        a->onStartedFinished.wait(&(a->onStartedFinishedMutex));
+        a->onStartedFinishedMutex.unlock();
     }
 
     //Register on DBus