diff --git a/src/core/notification/icon.h b/src/core/notification/icon.h
index 00e2eef..4eed334 100644
--- a/src/core/notification/icon.h
+++ b/src/core/notification/icon.h
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ public:
     bool isRemoteFile() const;
     bool isValid() const;
 
-
 private:
     QExplicitlySharedDataPointer<IconData> d;
     friend SNORE_EXPORT QDebug (::operator<<) ( QDebug, const Snore::Icon &);
diff --git a/src/core/notification/icon_p.cpp b/src/core/notification/icon_p.cpp
index 962eece..f9e6c6e 100644
--- a/src/core/notification/icon_p.cpp
+++ b/src/core/notification/icon_p.cpp
@@ -27,10 +27,12 @@
 
 using namespace Snore;
 
+
+
 IconData::IconData(const QString &url):
     m_url(url),
     m_hash(SnoreCorePrivate::computeHash(m_url.toLatin1())),
-    m_localUrl(QString("%1%2.png").arg(SnoreCorePrivate::snoreTMP(), m_hash)),
+    m_localUrl(createLocalFileName(m_hash)),
     m_isLocalFile(false),
     m_isResource(m_url.startsWith(":/"))
 {
@@ -46,7 +48,7 @@ IconData::IconData(const QImage &img):
     m_img(img),
     m_data(dataFromImage(img)),
     m_hash(SnoreCorePrivate::computeHash(m_data)),
-    m_localUrl(QString("%1%2.png").arg(SnoreCorePrivate::snoreTMP(), m_hash)),
+    m_localUrl(createLocalFileName(m_hash)),
     m_isLocalFile(false),
     m_isResource(false),
     m_isRemoteFile(false)
diff --git a/src/core/notification/icon_p.h b/src/core/notification/icon_p.h
index d902dd5..c63d68e 100644
--- a/src/core/notification/icon_p.h
+++ b/src/core/notification/icon_p.h
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #include <QBuffer>
 #include <QFile>
 #include <QDebug>
+#include <QDir>
 
 #include <QMutex>
 
@@ -46,6 +47,20 @@ public:
     QString localUrl();
     void download();
 
+
+    QImage m_img;
+    QByteArray m_data;
+    QString m_url;
+    QString m_hash;
+    QString m_localUrl;
+    bool m_isLocalFile;
+    bool m_isResource;
+    bool m_isRemoteFile;
+    QMutex m_mutex;
+
+private:
+    Q_DISABLE_COPY(IconData)
+
     inline QByteArray dataFromImage(const QImage &image)
     {
         QByteArray data;
@@ -55,17 +70,16 @@ public:
         return data;
     }
 
-    QImage m_img;
-    QByteArray m_data;
-    QString m_url;    
-    QString m_hash;
-    QString m_localUrl;
-    bool m_isLocalFile;
-    bool m_isResource;
-    bool m_isRemoteFile;
-    QMutex m_mutex;
-private:
-    Q_DISABLE_COPY(IconData)
+    inline QString createLocalFileName(const QString &hash)
+    {
+        static QString tmp;
+        if(tmp.isNull())
+        {
+            tmp = QString("%1/libsnore/").arg(QDir::tempPath());
+            QDir(tmp).mkpath(".");
+        }
+        return QString("%1%2.png").arg(tmp, hash);
+    }
 
 };
 
diff --git a/src/core/plugins/plugincontainer.cpp b/src/core/plugins/plugincontainer.cpp
index 6e003bc..b7d55de 100644
--- a/src/core/plugins/plugincontainer.cpp
+++ b/src/core/plugins/plugincontainer.cpp
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ SnorePlugin::PluginTypes PluginContainer::typeFromString(const QString &t)
     return (SnorePlugin::PluginTypes)SnorePlugin::staticMetaObject.enumerator(SnorePlugin::staticMetaObject.indexOfEnumerator("PluginType")).keyToValue(t.toUpper().toLatin1());
 }
 
-const QStringList &PluginContainer::types()
+const QStringList &PluginContainer::typeNames()
 {
     static QStringList out;
     if(out.isEmpty())
@@ -98,23 +98,29 @@ const QStringList &PluginContainer::types()
     return out;
 }
 
+const QList<SnorePlugin::PluginTypes> &PluginContainer::types()
+{
+    static QList<SnorePlugin::PluginTypes> t;
+    if(t.isEmpty())
+    {
+        QMetaEnum e = SnorePlugin::staticMetaObject.enumerator(SnorePlugin::staticMetaObject.indexOfEnumerator("PluginType"));
+        for (int i = 0; i < e.keyCount(); ++i)
+        {
+            t << (SnorePlugin::PluginTypes) e.value(i);
+        }
+    }
+    return t;
+}
 
 void PluginContainer::updatePluginCache()
 {
     snoreDebug( SNORE_DEBUG ) << "Updating plugin cache";
     cache().remove("");
 
-#if defined(Q_OS_LINUX)
-    const QString extensions = "so";
-#elif defined(Q_OS_WIN)
-    const QString extensions = "dll";
-#elif defined(Q_OS_MAC)
-    const QString extensions = "dylib";
-#endif
 
-    foreach(const QString &type,PluginContainer::types())
+    foreach(const QString &type,PluginContainer::typeNames())
     {
-        foreach (const QFileInfo &file, pluginDir().entryInfoList(QStringList(QString("libsnore_%1_*.%2").arg(type.toLower(), extensions)), QDir::Files, QDir::Name | QDir::IgnoreCase ))
+        foreach (const QFileInfo &file, pluginDir().entryInfoList(QStringList(QString("libsnore_%1_*.%2").arg(type.toLower(), pluginExtention())), QDir::Files, QDir::Name | QDir::IgnoreCase ))
         {
             snoreDebug( SNORE_DEBUG ) << "adding" << file.absoluteFilePath();
             QPluginLoader loader(file.absoluteFilePath());
@@ -181,10 +187,9 @@ const QHash<QString, PluginContainer *> PluginContainer::pluginCache(SnorePlugin
     QHash<QString, PluginContainer *> out;
     if(type == SnorePlugin::ALL)
     {
-        QMetaEnum e = SnorePlugin::staticMetaObject.enumerator(SnorePlugin::staticMetaObject.indexOfEnumerator("PluginType"));
-        for (int i = 0; i < e.keyCount(); ++i)
+        foreach(const SnorePlugin::PluginTypes &t,types())
         {
-            out.unite(s_pluginCache.value((SnorePlugin::PluginTypes) e.value(i)));
+            out.unite(s_pluginCache.value(t));
         }
     }
     else
@@ -204,7 +209,8 @@ const QDir PluginContainer::pluginDir()
         list << QString("%1/../lib/libsnore").arg(appDir)
              << QString("%1/../lib64/libsnore").arg(appDir)
              << QString("%1/libsnore").arg(appDir)
-             << QLatin1String(LIBSNORE_PLUGIN_PATH);
+             << QLatin1String(LIBSNORE_PLUGIN_PATH)
+             << appDir;
         foreach(const QString &p, list)
         {
             QDir dir(p);
diff --git a/src/core/plugins/plugincontainer.h b/src/core/plugins/plugincontainer.h
index 3798f54..8a082ce 100644
--- a/src/core/plugins/plugincontainer.h
+++ b/src/core/plugins/plugincontainer.h
@@ -29,14 +29,11 @@
 
 
 
-namespace Snore{
-class SnoreCore;
-class SnorePlugin;
-class SnoreFrontend;
-class SnoreBackend;
-class SnoreSecondaryBackend;
+namespace Snore
+{
 
-class SNORE_EXPORT PluginContainer{
+class SNORE_EXPORT PluginContainer
+{
 public:
     static const QHash<QString, PluginContainer *> pluginCache(SnorePlugin::PluginTypes type);
 
@@ -50,11 +47,23 @@ public:
 
 
     static SnorePlugin::PluginTypes typeFromString(const QString &t);
-    static const QStringList &types();
+    static const QStringList &typeNames();
+    static const QList<SnorePlugin::PluginTypes> &types();
 
 private:
     void static updatePluginCache();
     static const QDir pluginDir();
+    static inline const QString pluginExtention()
+    {
+#if defined(Q_OS_LINUX)
+        return QLatin1String("so");
+#elif defined(Q_OS_WIN)
+        return QLatin1String("dll");
+#elif defined(Q_OS_MAC)
+        return QLatin1String("dylib");
+#endif
+    }
+
     static QHash<SnorePlugin::PluginTypes, QHash<QString,PluginContainer*> > s_pluginCache;
 
     static inline QSettings &cache()
diff --git a/src/core/snore_p.cpp b/src/core/snore_p.cpp
index 16d4946..ab7024a 100644
--- a/src/core/snore_p.cpp
+++ b/src/core/snore_p.cpp
@@ -27,18 +27,6 @@
 
 using namespace Snore;
 
-
-QString const SnoreCorePrivate::snoreTMP()
-{
-    static QString tmp;
-    if(tmp.isNull())
-    {
-        tmp = QString("%1/libsnore/").arg(QDir::tempPath());
-        QDir(tmp).mkpath(".");
-    }
-    return tmp;
-}
-
 SnoreCorePrivate::SnoreCorePrivate(QSystemTrayIcon *trayIcon):
     m_trayIcon(trayIcon),
     m_defaultApp("SnoreNotify",Icon(":/root/snore.png"))
diff --git a/src/core/snore_p.h b/src/core/snore_p.h
index 91b124b..5c00b1e 100644
--- a/src/core/snore_p.h
+++ b/src/core/snore_p.h
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ class SNORE_EXPORT SnoreCorePrivate : public QObject
     Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
-    static const QString snoreTMP();
     static inline QString computeHash(const QByteArray &data)
     {
         return QCryptographicHash::hash(data,QCryptographicHash::Md5).toHex();
diff --git a/src/snorenotify.cpp b/src/snorenotify.cpp
index 462a1c3..3f6ec54 100644
--- a/src/snorenotify.cpp
+++ b/src/snorenotify.cpp
@@ -55,10 +55,15 @@ SnoreNotify::~SnoreNotify(){
     delete m_trayIcon;
 }
 
-void SnoreNotify::load(){
-    if(m_settings.contains("notificationBackend") && !m_settings.value("notificationBackend").toString().isEmpty())
+void SnoreNotify::load()
+{
+    QString backend = m_settings.value("notificationBackend").toString();
+    if(!backend.isEmpty())
     {
-        m_snore->setPrimaryNotificationBackend(m_settings.value("notificationBackend").toString());
+        if(!m_snore->setPrimaryNotificationBackend(backend))
+        {
+            m_snore->setPrimaryNotificationBackend();
+        }
     }
     else
     {