diff --git a/plugins/advancedviewplugin/advancedviewplugin.cpp b/plugins/advancedviewplugin/advancedviewplugin.cpp
index e4124ba..12a241a 100644
--- a/plugins/advancedviewplugin/advancedviewplugin.cpp
+++ b/plugins/advancedviewplugin/advancedviewplugin.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #include "advancedviewplugin.h"
 
+#include <QDebug>
 #include <QBoxLayout>
 
 #include "mainwindow.h"
@@ -9,6 +10,7 @@
 AdvancedViewPlugin::AdvancedViewPlugin(QObject *parent) :
     ZeiterfassungPlugin(parent)
 {
+    qDebug() << "called";
     Q_INIT_RESOURCE(advancedviewplugin_resources);
 }
 
diff --git a/plugins/lunchmealplugin/lunchmealplugin.cpp b/plugins/lunchmealplugin/lunchmealplugin.cpp
index e1b1b92..ce70c4e 100644
--- a/plugins/lunchmealplugin/lunchmealplugin.cpp
+++ b/plugins/lunchmealplugin/lunchmealplugin.cpp
@@ -5,5 +5,5 @@
 LunchMealPlugin::LunchMealPlugin(QObject *parent) :
     ZeiterfassungPlugin(parent)
 {
-
+    qDebug() << "called";
 }
diff --git a/plugins/plugins.pro b/plugins/plugins.pro
index e062acc..ceae520 100644
--- a/plugins/plugins.pro
+++ b/plugins/plugins.pro
@@ -3,4 +3,5 @@ TEMPLATE = subdirs
 SUBDIRS += advancedviewplugin \
            lunchmealplugin \
            presenceplugin \
+           updaterplugin \
            weatherplugin
diff --git a/plugins/updaterplugin/updaterplugin.cpp b/plugins/updaterplugin/updaterplugin.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a19a90e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/updaterplugin/updaterplugin.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#include "updaterplugin.h"
+
+#include <QDebug>
+
+UpdaterPlugin::UpdaterPlugin(QObject *parent) :
+    ZeiterfassungPlugin(parent)
+{
+    qDebug() << "called";
+}
+
+void UpdaterPlugin::attachTo(MainWindow &mainWindow)
+{
+
+}
diff --git a/plugins/updaterplugin/updaterplugin.h b/plugins/updaterplugin/updaterplugin.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..99d5c17
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/updaterplugin/updaterplugin.h
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#ifndef UPDATERPLUGIN_H
+#define UPDATERPLUGIN_H
+
+#include <QObject>
+
+#include "zeiterfassungplugin.h"
+
+class MainWindow;
+
+class Q_DECL_EXPORT UpdaterPlugin : public ZeiterfassungPlugin
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+    Q_PLUGIN_METADATA(IID "dbsoftware.zeiterfassung.plugin/1.0" FILE "updaterplugin.json")
+    Q_INTERFACES(ZeiterfassungPlugin)
+
+public:
+    explicit UpdaterPlugin(QObject *parent = Q_NULLPTR);
+
+    // ZeiterfassungPlugin interface
+    void attachTo(MainWindow &mainWindow);
+};
+
+#endif // UPDATERPLUGIN_H
diff --git a/plugins/updaterplugin/updaterplugin.json b/plugins/updaterplugin/updaterplugin.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/plugins/updaterplugin/updaterplugin.pro b/plugins/updaterplugin/updaterplugin.pro
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ea8097d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/updaterplugin/updaterplugin.pro
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+QT += core network gui widgets
+
+TARGET = advancedviewplugin
+TEMPLATE = lib
+
+CONFIG += shared c++14
+
+DESTDIR = $${OUT_PWD}/../../bin/plugins/zeiterfassung
+
+LIBS += -L$$OUT_PWD/../../lib -lzeiterfassunglib
+
+INCLUDEPATH += $$PWD/../../zeiterfassunglib
+DEPENDPATH += $$PWD/../../zeiterfassunglib
+
+DEFINES += QT_DEPRECATED_WARNINGS QT_DISABLE_DEPRECATED_BEFORE=0x060000 QT_MESSAGELOGCONTEXT
+
+HEADERS += updaterplugin.h
+
+SOURCES += updaterplugin.cpp
+
+FORMS +=
+
+RESOURCES +=
+
+TRANSLATIONS +=
+
+OTHER_FILES += updaterplugin.json
diff --git a/plugins/weatherplugin/weatherplugin.cpp b/plugins/weatherplugin/weatherplugin.cpp
index 0be043f..c30cc4c 100644
--- a/plugins/weatherplugin/weatherplugin.cpp
+++ b/plugins/weatherplugin/weatherplugin.cpp
@@ -5,5 +5,5 @@
 WeatherPlugin::WeatherPlugin(QObject *parent) :
     ZeiterfassungPlugin(parent)
 {
-
+    qDebug() << "called";
 }
diff --git a/zeiterfassung/main.cpp b/zeiterfassung/main.cpp
index 788078b..61d015d 100755
--- a/zeiterfassung/main.cpp
+++ b/zeiterfassung/main.cpp
@@ -278,10 +278,18 @@ bool loadPlugins(QSplashScreen &splashScreen)
     for(const auto &fileInfo : dir.entryInfoList(QDir::Files))
     {
         if(fileInfo.isSymLink())
+        {
+            qWarning() << "skipping" << fileInfo.fileName() << "because symlink";
             continue; // to skip unix so symlinks
+        }
 
         if(!QLibrary::isLibrary(fileInfo.filePath()))
+        {
+            qWarning() << "skipping" << fileInfo.fileName() << "because no QLibrary";
             continue; // to skip windows junk files
+        }
+
+        qDebug() << "loading" << fileInfo.fileName();
 
         QPluginLoader loader(fileInfo.filePath());
         if(!loader.load())
diff --git a/zeiterfassunglib/stripswidget.cpp b/zeiterfassunglib/stripswidget.cpp
index 07814bc..34f41a8 100644
--- a/zeiterfassunglib/stripswidget.cpp
+++ b/zeiterfassunglib/stripswidget.cpp
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ StripsWidget::StripsWidget(MainWindow &mainWindow, QWidget *parent) :
 {
     auto layout = new QVBoxLayout(this);
 
-    m_headerLayout = new QHBoxLayout(this);
-    m_label = new QLabel(this);
+    m_headerLayout = new QHBoxLayout;
+    m_label = new QLabel;
     {
         auto font = m_label->font();
         font.setBold(true);
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ StripsWidget::StripsWidget(MainWindow &mainWindow, QWidget *parent) :
     m_headerLayout->addWidget(m_label, 1);
     layout->addLayout(m_headerLayout);
 
-    m_stripsLayout = new QVBoxLayout(this);
+    m_stripsLayout = new QVBoxLayout;
     layout->addLayout(m_stripsLayout);
 
     layout->addStretch(1);
diff --git a/zeiterfassunglib/zeiterfassungapi.cpp b/zeiterfassunglib/zeiterfassungapi.cpp
index 84bebfa..1d62a58 100644
--- a/zeiterfassunglib/zeiterfassungapi.cpp
+++ b/zeiterfassunglib/zeiterfassungapi.cpp
@@ -55,8 +55,6 @@ std::unique_ptr<LoginPageReply> ZeiterfassungApi::doLoginPage()
 
     auto reply = std::unique_ptr<QNetworkReply>(m_manager->get(request));
 
-    qDebug() << reply->parent();
-
     return std::make_unique<LoginPageReply>(std::move(reply), this);
 }