diff --git a/briar-desktop/src/main/kotlin/org/briarproject/briar/desktop/DesktopModule.kt b/briar-desktop/src/main/kotlin/org/briarproject/briar/desktop/DesktopModule.kt
index 34e83aed7085e8570ac4cab4c996a72ac89bc46b..c1de49679dd88bf3fd61fe23e7793689a2ae056e 100644
--- a/briar-desktop/src/main/kotlin/org/briarproject/briar/desktop/DesktopModule.kt
+++ b/briar-desktop/src/main/kotlin/org/briarproject/briar/desktop/DesktopModule.kt
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ internal class DesktopModule {
         unixTor: UnixTorPluginFactory,
         winTor: WindowsTorPluginFactory,
         lan: LanTcpPluginFactory,
-        mailbox: MailboxPluginFactory
+        mailbox: MailboxPluginFactory,
     ): PluginConfig {
         val duplex: List<DuplexPluginFactory> = when {
             isLinux() || isMac() -> listOf(unixTor, lan)
diff --git a/briar-desktop/src/test/kotlin/org/briarproject/briar/desktop/DesktopTestModule.kt b/briar-desktop/src/test/kotlin/org/briarproject/briar/desktop/DesktopTestModule.kt
index eec5e47201e1b5cd5d7d73087f0d1917312a4e97..0beeb00deff6cae3278d0bda8547f9115b33d6ab 100644
--- a/briar-desktop/src/test/kotlin/org/briarproject/briar/desktop/DesktopTestModule.kt
+++ b/briar-desktop/src/test/kotlin/org/briarproject/briar/desktop/DesktopTestModule.kt
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import org.briarproject.bramble.api.plugin.PluginConfig
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.plugin.TransportId
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.plugin.duplex.DuplexPluginFactory
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.plugin.simplex.SimplexPluginFactory
+import org.briarproject.bramble.plugin.file.MailboxPluginFactory
 import org.briarproject.bramble.plugin.tcp.TestLanTcpPluginFactory
 import org.briarproject.bramble.plugin.tor.UnixTorPluginFactory
 import org.briarproject.bramble.plugin.tor.WindowsTorPluginFactory
@@ -76,7 +77,8 @@ internal class DesktopTestModule {
     internal fun providePluginConfig(
         unixTor: UnixTorPluginFactory,
         winTor: WindowsTorPluginFactory,
-        lan: TestLanTcpPluginFactory
+        lan: TestLanTcpPluginFactory,
+        mailbox: MailboxPluginFactory,
     ): PluginConfig {
         val duplex: List<DuplexPluginFactory> = when {
             isLinux() || isMac() -> listOf(unixTor, lan)
@@ -85,7 +87,7 @@ internal class DesktopTestModule {
         }
         return object : PluginConfig {
             override fun getDuplexFactories(): Collection<DuplexPluginFactory> = duplex
-            override fun getSimplexFactories(): Collection<SimplexPluginFactory> = emptyList()
+            override fun getSimplexFactories(): Collection<SimplexPluginFactory> = listOf(mailbox)
             override fun shouldPoll(): Boolean = true
             override fun getTransportPreferences(): Map<TransportId, List<TransportId>> = emptyMap()
         }