diff --git a/src/daemon/daemon.cpp b/src/daemon/daemon.cpp
--- a/src/daemon/daemon.cpp
+++ b/src/daemon/daemon.cpp
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@
 #include <core.h>
 
 #include <KPluginFactory>
+#include <KPluginMetaData>
+#include <KPluginLoader>
 
 #include <QDebug>
 #include <QDir>
@@ -36,50 +38,34 @@
 AccountsDaemon::AccountsDaemon(QObject *parent, const QList<QVariant>&)
  : KDEDModule(parent)
 {
+
     QMetaObject::invokeMethod(this, "startDaemon", Qt::QueuedConnection);
     connect(KAccounts::accountsManager(), &Accounts::Manager::accountCreated, this, &AccountsDaemon::accountCreated);
     connect(KAccounts::accountsManager(), &Accounts::Manager::accountRemoved, this, &AccountsDaemon::accountRemoved);
 
-    QStringList pluginPaths;
-
-    const QStringList paths = QCoreApplication::libraryPaths();
-    for (const QString &libraryPath : paths) {
-        QString path(libraryPath + QStringLiteral("/kaccounts/daemonplugins"));
-        QDir dir(path);
+    const QVector<KPluginMetaData> data = KPluginLoader::findPlugins(QStringLiteral("kaccounts/daemonplugins"));
+    for (const KPluginMetaData& metadata : data) {
 
-        if (!dir.exists()) {
+        if (!metadata.isValid()) {
+            qDebug() << "Invalid metadata" << metadata.name();
             continue;
         }
 
-        const QStringList dirEntries = dir.entryList(QDir::Files | QDir::NoDotAndDotDot);
+        KPluginLoader loader(metadata.fileName());
+        KPluginFactory* factory = loader.factory();
 
-        for (const QString &file : dirEntries) {
-            pluginPaths.append(path + '/' + file);
+        if (!factory) {
+            qDebug() << "KPluginFactory could not load the plugin:" << metadata.pluginId() << loader.errorString();
+            continue;
         }
-    }
-
-    for (const QString &pluginPath : qAsConst(pluginPaths)) {
-        QPluginLoader loader(pluginPath);
 
-        if (!loader.load()) {
-            qWarning() << "Could not create KAccounts daemon plugin: " << pluginPath;
-            qWarning() << loader.errorString();
+        KAccountsDPlugin* plugin = factory->create<KAccountsDPlugin>(this, {});
+        if (!plugin) {
+            qDebug() << "Error loading plugin" << metadata.name() << loader.errorString();
             continue;
         }
 
-        QObject *obj = loader.instance();
-        if (obj) {
-            KAccountsDPlugin *plugin = qobject_cast<KAccountsDPlugin*>(obj);
-            if (!plugin) {
-                qDebug() << "Plugin could not be converted to an KAccountsDPlugin";
-                qDebug() << pluginPath;
-                continue;
-            }
-            qDebug() << "Loaded KAccounts plugin" << pluginPath;
-            m_plugins << plugin;
-        } else {
-            qDebug() << "Plugin could not creaate instance" << pluginPath;
-        }
+        m_plugins << plugin;
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/lib/kaccountsdplugin.h b/src/lib/kaccountsdplugin.h
--- a/src/lib/kaccountsdplugin.h
+++ b/src/lib/kaccountsdplugin.h
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
     Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
-    KAccountsDPlugin(QObject *parent = nullptr);
+    KAccountsDPlugin(QObject *parent, const QVariantList& args);
     virtual ~KAccountsDPlugin();
 
 public Q_SLOTS:
@@ -90,6 +90,4 @@
     virtual void onServiceDisabled(const Accounts::AccountId accountId, const Accounts::Service &service) = 0;
 };
 
-Q_DECLARE_INTERFACE(KAccountsDPlugin, "org.kde.kaccounts.DPlugin")
-
 #endif // KACCOUNTSDPLUGIN_H
diff --git a/src/lib/kaccountsdplugin.cpp b/src/lib/kaccountsdplugin.cpp
--- a/src/lib/kaccountsdplugin.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/kaccountsdplugin.cpp
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 
 #include "kaccountsdplugin.h"
 
-KAccountsDPlugin::KAccountsDPlugin(QObject *parent)
+KAccountsDPlugin::KAccountsDPlugin(QObject *parent, const QVariantList& args)
     : QObject(parent)
 {
 }