diff --git a/src/util/externalcommand_polkitbackend.h b/src/util/externalcommand_polkitbackend.h
--- a/src/util/externalcommand_polkitbackend.h
+++ b/src/util/externalcommand_polkitbackend.h
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@
     void authStatusChanged();
     
 Q_SIGNALS:
+    void actionAuthorized();
     void actionPerformed();
     
 private:
diff --git a/src/util/externalcommand_polkitbackend.cpp b/src/util/externalcommand_polkitbackend.cpp
--- a/src/util/externalcommand_polkitbackend.cpp
+++ b/src/util/externalcommand_polkitbackend.cpp
@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@
     }
     
     if (event.result() == Authority::Yes) {
+        emit actionAuthorized();
         return true;
     } else {
         return false;
diff --git a/src/util/externalcommandhelper.h b/src/util/externalcommandhelper.h
--- a/src/util/externalcommandhelper.h
+++ b/src/util/externalcommandhelper.h
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
     bool writeData(const QString& targetDevice, const QByteArray& buffer, const qint64 offset);
 
 public Q_SLOTS:
-    Q_SCRIPTABLE QVariantMap init(QVariantMap reply);
+    Q_SCRIPTABLE int helperMain(int argc, char **argv);
     Q_SCRIPTABLE QVariantMap start(const QString& command, const QStringList& arguments, const QByteArray& input, const int processChannelMode);
     Q_SCRIPTABLE QVariantMap copyblocks(const QString& sourceDevice, const qint64 sourceFirstByte, const qint64 sourceLength, const QString& targetDevice, const qint64 targetFirstByte, const qint64 blockSize);
     Q_SCRIPTABLE bool writeData(const QByteArray& buffer, const QString& targetDevice, const qint64 targetFirstByte);
diff --git a/src/util/externalcommandhelper.cpp b/src/util/externalcommandhelper.cpp
--- a/src/util/externalcommandhelper.cpp
+++ b/src/util/externalcommandhelper.cpp
@@ -27,9 +27,11 @@
 #include <QTime>
 #include <QVariant>
 
-#include <KAuth>
 #include <KLocalizedString>
 
+#define HELPER_MAIN() \
+    int main(int argc, char **argv) { ExternalCommandHelper helper; return helper.helperMain(argc, argv); }
+    
 /** Initialize ExternalCommandHelper Daemon and prepare DBus interface
  *
  * Helper runs in the background until application exits.
@@ -44,25 +46,32 @@
  * command execution requests from the application that started the helper.
  * 
 */
-QVariantMap ExternalCommandHelper::init(QVariantMap reply)
+
+/** Reads the given number of bytes from the sourceDevice into the given buffer.
+    @param argc argument count
+    @param argv argumnet vector
+    @return 0 on success, non-zero on failure
+*/
+int ExternalCommandHelper::helperMain(int argc, char **argv)
 {
-    if (!QDBusConnection::systemBus().isConnected() || !QDBusConnection::systemBus().registerService(QStringLiteral("org.kde.kpmcore.helperinterface")) || 
+    QCoreApplication app(argc, argv);
+    
+    if (!QDBusConnection::systemBus().isConnected() || 
+        !QDBusConnection::systemBus().registerService(QStringLiteral("org.kde.kpmcore.helperinterface")) || 
         !QDBusConnection::systemBus().registerObject(QStringLiteral("/Helper"), this, QDBusConnection::ExportAllSlots)) {
+        qDebug()   << "Failed to initialize the Helper";
         qWarning() << QDBusConnection::systemBus().lastError().message();
-        reply[QStringLiteral("success")] = false;
     
-        // End the application loop started by KAuth's main() code. Our loop
-        // exits when our client disappears. Without client we have no reason to
-        // live.
+        // We have no reason to live when Main GUI app has expired
         qApp->quit();
-    
-        return reply;
+
+        return app.exec();
     }
     
     m_loop = std::make_unique<QEventLoop>();
     emit reportProgress(QVariantMap());
     
-    // QDBus Srvice watcher which keeps an eye on the client (Main GUI app)
+    // QDBus Service watcher which keeps an eye on the client (Main GUI app)
     // End the loop and return only once the client has unregistered over the QDBus.
     auto serviceWatcher = new QDBusServiceWatcher(QStringLiteral("org.kde.kpmcore.applicationinterface"),
                                                   QDBusConnection::systemBus(),
@@ -75,11 +84,10 @@
     });
 
     m_loop->exec();
-    reply[QStringLiteral("success")] = true;
-    
-    qApp->quit();
 
-    return reply;
+    qApp->quit();
+    
+    return app.exec();
 }
 
 
@@ -307,6 +315,6 @@
          *report() << QString::fromLocal8Bit(s);
 }*/
 
-KAUTH_HELPER_MAIN("org.kde.kpmcore.externalcommand", ExternalCommandHelper)
+HELPER_MAIN()
 
 #include "moc_externalcommandhelper.cpp"