diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/sip/SipHandler.cpp b/src/libtomahawk/sip/SipHandler.cpp
index bf0408707..e06934fce 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/sip/SipHandler.cpp
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/sip/SipHandler.cpp
@@ -248,6 +248,7 @@ SipHandler::addSipPlugin( SipPlugin* p, bool enabled, bool startup )
 {
     m_allPlugins << p;
 
+    hookUpPlugin( p );
     if ( enabled )
     {
         p->connectPlugin( startup );