diff --git a/SwiftBar/AppDelegate.swift b/SwiftBar/AppDelegate.swift
index 4432f22..04c946c 100644
--- a/SwiftBar/AppDelegate.swift
+++ b/SwiftBar/AppDelegate.swift
@@ -80,14 +80,30 @@ class AppDelegate: NSObject, NSApplicationDelegate, SPUStandardUserDriverDelegat
         var softwareUpdater: SPUUpdater!
     #endif
 
+    /// True when SwiftBar is hosting an XCTest / Swift Testing bundle.
+    /// Set by the test runner via the `XCTestConfigurationFilePath` env var.
+    static var isRunningTests: Bool {
+        ProcessInfo.processInfo.environment["XCTestConfigurationFilePath"] != nil ||
+            NSClassFromString("XCTestCase") != nil
+    }
+
     func applicationDidFinishLaunching(_: Notification) {
+        // Wire up the plugin manager so tests that reference
+        // `delegate.pluginManager` have a usable instance, then bail out before
+        // touching anything that keeps the runloop alive (Sparkle, the
+        // missing-folder modal, file-system observers). Without this the test
+        // host never reaches application termination and the test process hangs
+        // indefinitely after the last @Test finishes.
+        pluginManager = PluginManager.shared
+        if Self.isRunningTests { return }
+
         preferencesWindowController.window?.delegate = self
         setupToolbar()
-        
+
         // Clean up any corrupted NSStatusItem visibility states from UserDefaults
         // This fixes issues where menubar items disappear after initial setup
         cleanupStatusItemVisibility()
-        
+
         let hostBundle = Bundle.main
         #if !MAC_APP_STORE
             let updateDriver = SPUStandardUserDriver(hostBundle: hostBundle, delegate: self)
@@ -109,8 +125,6 @@ class AppDelegate: NSObject, NSApplicationDelegate, SPUStandardUserDriverDelegat
             prefs.pluginDirectoryPath = nil
         }
 
-        // Instance of Plugin Manager must be created after app launch
-        pluginManager = PluginManager.shared
         pluginManager.loadPlugins()
         pluginManager.persistLatestSystemReport(reason: "application-did-finish-launching")
 
diff --git a/SwiftBar/Plugin/PackagedPlugin.swift b/SwiftBar/Plugin/PackagedPlugin.swift
index 668368c..6a00a1b 100644
--- a/SwiftBar/Plugin/PackagedPlugin.swift
+++ b/SwiftBar/Plugin/PackagedPlugin.swift
@@ -108,10 +108,14 @@ class PackagedPlugin: TimerArmingPlugin {
             return nil
         }
 
+        // contentsOfDirectory(at:) does not follow a directory-typed URL that is
+        // a symlink (it returns ENOTDIR), so resolve the link before enumerating.
+        // The `.swiftbar` extension check above already used the unresolved URL.
         let fileManager = FileManager.default
+        let enumerationURL = directory.resolvingSymlinksInPath()
         let contents: [URL]
         do {
-            contents = try fileManager.contentsOfDirectory(at: directory, includingPropertiesForKeys: nil)
+            contents = try fileManager.contentsOfDirectory(at: enumerationURL, includingPropertiesForKeys: nil)
         } catch {
             os_log("Failed to read packaged plugin directory %{public}@: %{public}@",
                    log: Log.plugin, type: .error, directory.path, error.localizedDescription)
diff --git a/SwiftBar/Plugin/PluginManger.swift b/SwiftBar/Plugin/PluginManger.swift
index 8b4bd29..f19a71e 100644
--- a/SwiftBar/Plugin/PluginManger.swift
+++ b/SwiftBar/Plugin/PluginManger.swift
@@ -57,8 +57,12 @@ func pluginSyncPath(for plugin: Plugin) -> String {
 }
 
 private func packagedPluginFileState(for packageURL: URL, fileManager: FileManager = .default) -> PluginFileState? {
+    // `findMainExecutable` requires the `.swiftbar` extension, which only the
+    // unresolved URL is guaranteed to have when the package is reached through
+    // a symlink. The enumerator still needs the resolved path so we can read
+    // file attributes off the real directory.
     let resolvedPackageURL = packageURL.resolvingSymlinksInPath()
-    guard PackagedPlugin.findMainExecutable(in: resolvedPackageURL) != nil,
+    guard PackagedPlugin.findMainExecutable(in: packageURL) != nil,
           let enumerator = fileManager.enumerator(at: resolvedPackageURL, includingPropertiesForKeys: nil, options: [.skipsHiddenFiles])
     else {
         return nil