diff --git a/clients/aurorae/src/aurorae.cpp b/clients/aurorae/src/aurorae.cpp
index 26b44a9..d14e226 100644
--- a/clients/aurorae/src/aurorae.cpp
+++ b/clients/aurorae/src/aurorae.cpp
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ void AuroraeFactory::init()
     // so let's try to locate our plugin:
     QString pluginPath;
     for (const QString &path : m_engine->importPathList()) {
-        QDirIterator it(path, QDirIterator::Subdirectories);
+        QDirIterator it(path, QDirIterator::Subdirectories | QDirIterator::FollowSymlinks);
         while (it.hasNext()) {
             it.next();
             QFileInfo fileInfo = it.fileInfo();