diff --git a/FlashMQTests/FlashMQTestsMeta.pro b/FlashMQTests/FlashMQTestsMeta.pro
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d70579c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/FlashMQTests/FlashMQTestsMeta.pro
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+# This is the main .pro file for the tests, which also builds plugin(s)
+
+TEMPLATE = subdirs
+ 
+SUBDIRS = plugins/test_plugin.pro \
+          FlashMQTests.pro
+
+CONFIG += ordered
+
diff --git a/FlashMQTests/plugins/test_plugin.cpp b/FlashMQTests/plugins/test_plugin.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..46b6b5a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/FlashMQTests/plugins/test_plugin.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+#include "../../flashmq_plugin.h"
+
+int flashmq_auth_plugin_version()
+{
+    return FLASHMQ_PLUGIN_VERSION;
+}
+
+void flashmq_auth_plugin_allocate_thread_memory(void **thread_data, std::unordered_map<std::string, std::string> &auth_opts)
+{
+    *thread_data = malloc(1024);
+    (void)auth_opts;
+}
+
+void flashmq_auth_plugin_deallocate_thread_memory(void *thread_data, std::unordered_map<std::string, std::string> &auth_opts)
+{
+    free(thread_data);
+    (void)auth_opts;
+}
+
+void flashmq_auth_plugin_init(void *thread_data, std::unordered_map<std::string, std::string> &auth_opts, bool reloading)
+{
+    (void)thread_data;
+    (void)auth_opts;
+    (void)reloading;
+}
+
+void flashmq_auth_plugin_deinit(void *thread_data, std::unordered_map<std::string, std::string> &auth_opts, bool reloading)
+{
+    (void)thread_data;
+    (void)auth_opts;
+    (void)reloading;
+
+}
+
+void flashmq_auth_plugin_periodic_event(void *thread_data)
+{
+    (void)thread_data;
+}
+
+AuthResult flashmq_auth_plugin_login_check(void *thread_data, const std::string &username, const std::string &password,
+                                           const std::vector<std::pair<std::string, std::string>> *userProperties)
+{
+    (void)thread_data;
+    (void)username;
+    (void)password;
+    (void)userProperties;
+
+    return AuthResult::success;
+}
+
+AuthResult flashmq_auth_plugin_acl_check(void *thread_data, AclAccess access, const std::string &clientid, const std::string &username, const FlashMQMessage &msg)
+{
+    (void)thread_data;
+    (void)access;
+    (void)clientid;
+    (void)username;
+    (void)msg;
+
+    return AuthResult::success;
+}
+
+AuthResult flashmq_extended_auth(void *thread_data, const std::string &clientid, ExtendedAuthStage stage, const std::string &authMethod,
+                                 const std::string &authData, const std::vector<std::pair<std::string, std::string>> *userProperties, std::string &returnData,
+                                 std::string &username)
+{
+    (void)thread_data;
+    (void)stage;
+    (void)authMethod;
+    (void)authData;
+    (void)username;
+    (void)clientid;
+    (void)userProperties;
+    (void)returnData;
+
+    return AuthResult::success;
+}
+
diff --git a/FlashMQTests/plugins/test_plugin.pro b/FlashMQTests/plugins/test_plugin.pro
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..931a5dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/FlashMQTests/plugins/test_plugin.pro
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+QT -= gui
+
+TARGET = test_plugin
+TEMPLATE = lib
+
+VERSION=0.0.1
+
+SOURCES += test_plugin.cpp
diff --git a/mainapp.cpp b/mainapp.cpp
index 15e3eaa..4f7afc9 100644
--- a/mainapp.cpp
+++ b/mainapp.cpp
@@ -362,6 +362,7 @@ void MainApp::initMainApp(int argc, char *argv[])
     int option_index = 0;
     int opt;
     bool testConfig = false;
+    optind = 1; // allow repeated calls to getopt_long.
     while((opt = getopt_long(argc, argv, "hc:Vltz:", long_options, &option_index)) != -1)
     {
         switch(opt)