diff --git a/src/bitmessagemain.py b/src/bitmessagemain.py
index 0c4ae141..4add8045 100755
--- a/src/bitmessagemain.py
+++ b/src/bitmessagemain.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ app_dir = pathmagic.setup()
 import depends
 depends.check_dependencies()
 
+# import atexit
 import ctypes
 import getopt
 import multiprocessing
@@ -220,9 +221,12 @@ class Main(object):
 
         if os.getenv('BITMESSAGE_HYBRID'):  # use objqueue of an external app
             import queues
-            from tests import queue
+            from tests import launcher, queue
 
             state.enableNetwork = False
+            minode = launcher.MinodeProcess()
+            minode.start()
+            # atexit.register(minode.stop)
             queues.objectProcessorQueue = queue.ObjQueue()
 
         set_thread_name("PyBitmessage")
diff --git a/src/tests/launcher.py b/src/tests/launcher.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b7b8c970
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/tests/launcher.py
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+"""Launching an external app with the network queue"""
+
+import atexit
+import signal
+import subprocess
+
+
+class MinodeProcess(object):
+    _process_cmd = [
+        'minode', '--no-incoming', '--msg-queue']
+
+    def __init__(self, port=8444, connection_limit=4):
+        self.port = str(port)
+        self.connection_limit = str(connection_limit)
+
+    def start(self):
+        cmd = self._process_cmd + [
+            '-p', self.port,
+            '--connection-limit', self.connection_limit
+        ]
+        self.process = subprocess.Popen(cmd, stderr=subprocess.STDOUT)
+        atexit.register(self.stop)
+
+    def stop(self):
+        self.process.send_signal(signal.SIGTERM)
+        self.process.wait(10)