diff --git a/include/Swiften/Network/DummyNetworkFactories.cpp b/include/Swiften/Network/DummyNetworkFactories.cpp
index 4c477561..567d467a 100644
--- a/include/Swiften/Network/DummyNetworkFactories.cpp
+++ b/include/Swiften/Network/DummyNetworkFactories.cpp
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ DummyNetworkFactories::DummyNetworkFactories(EventLoop* eventLoop) {
 	domainNameResolver = new PlatformDomainNameResolver(eventLoop);
 	connectionServerFactory = new DummyConnectionServerFactory(eventLoop);
 	m_platformXMLParserFactory =  new PlatformXMLParserFactory();
+	this->eventLoop = eventLoop;
 }
 
 DummyNetworkFactories::~DummyNetworkFactories() {
diff --git a/include/Swiften/Network/DummyNetworkFactories.h b/include/Swiften/Network/DummyNetworkFactories.h
index a945cdfa..546cb0cc 100644
--- a/include/Swiften/Network/DummyNetworkFactories.h
+++ b/include/Swiften/Network/DummyNetworkFactories.h
@@ -41,6 +41,10 @@ namespace Swift {
 				return m_platformXMLParserFactory;
 			}
 
+			EventLoop *getEventLoop() const {
+				return eventLoop;
+			}
+
             Swift::TLSContextFactory* getTLSContextFactory() const {
                 return 0;
             }
@@ -55,5 +59,6 @@ namespace Swift {
 			ConnectionFactory* connectionFactory;
 			DomainNameResolver* domainNameResolver;
 			ConnectionServerFactory* connectionServerFactory;
+			EventLoop *eventLoop;
 	};
 }