diff --git a/src/net/java/sip/communicator/service/protocol/AccountManagerUtils.java b/src/net/java/sip/communicator/service/protocol/AccountManagerUtils.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9e8e022ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/net/java/sip/communicator/service/protocol/AccountManagerUtils.java
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+/*
+ * SIP Communicator, the OpenSource Java VoIP and Instant Messaging client.
+ *
+ * Distributable under LGPL license.
+ * See terms of license at gnu.org.
+ */
+package net.java.sip.communicator.service.protocol;
+
+import net.java.sip.communicator.service.protocol.event.*;
+
+import org.osgi.framework.*;
+
+/**
+ * Provides utilities to aid the manipulation of {@link AccountManager}.
+ * 
+ * @author Lubomir Marinov
+ */
+public final class AccountManagerUtils
+{
+    private static AccountManager getAccountManager(BundleContext bundleContext)
+    {
+        return (AccountManager) bundleContext.getService(bundleContext
+            .getServiceReference(AccountManager.class.getName()));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Starts a specific <code>Bundle</code> and wait for the
+     * <code>AccountManager</code> available in a specific
+     * <code>BundleContext</code> to load the stored accounts of a
+     * <code>ProtocolProviderFactory</code> with a specific protocol name.
+     * 
+     * @param bundleContextWithAccountManager the <code>BundleContext</code> in
+     *            which an <code>AccountManager</code> service is registered
+     * @param bundleToStart the <code>Bundle</code> to be started
+     * @param protocolNameToWait the protocol name of a
+     *            <code>ProtocolProviderFactory</code> to wait the end of the
+     *            loading of the stored accounts for
+     * @throws BundleException
+     * @throws InterruptedException if any thread interrupted the current thread
+     *             before or while the current thread was waiting for the
+     *             loading of the stored accounts
+     */
+    public static void startBundleAndWaitStoredAccountsLoaded(
+        BundleContext bundleContextWithAccountManager, Bundle bundleToStart,
+        final String protocolNameToWait)
+        throws BundleException,
+        InterruptedException
+    {
+        AccountManager accountManager =
+            getAccountManager(bundleContextWithAccountManager);
+        final boolean[] storedAccountsAreLoaded = new boolean[1];
+        AccountManagerListener listener = new AccountManagerListener()
+        {
+            public void handleAccountManagerEvent(AccountManagerEvent event)
+            {
+                if (AccountManagerEvent.STORED_ACCOUNTS_LOADED == event
+                    .getType())
+                {
+                    ProtocolProviderFactory factory = event.getFactory();
+
+                    if ((factory == null)
+                        || protocolNameToWait.equals(factory.getProtocolName()))
+                    {
+                        synchronized (storedAccountsAreLoaded)
+                        {
+                            storedAccountsAreLoaded[0] = true;
+                            storedAccountsAreLoaded.notify();
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        };
+
+        accountManager.addListener(listener);
+        try
+        {
+            bundleToStart.start();
+
+            while (true)
+            {
+                synchronized (storedAccountsAreLoaded)
+                {
+                    if (storedAccountsAreLoaded[0])
+                    {
+                        break;
+                    }
+                    storedAccountsAreLoaded.wait();
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        finally
+        {
+            accountManager.removeListener(listener);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Prevents the creation of <code>AccountManagerUtils</code> instances.
+     */
+    private AccountManagerUtils()
+    {
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/net/java/sip/communicator/service/protocol/ProtocolProviderFactory.java b/src/net/java/sip/communicator/service/protocol/ProtocolProviderFactory.java
index 82fdb8225..158c04769 100644
--- a/src/net/java/sip/communicator/service/protocol/ProtocolProviderFactory.java
+++ b/src/net/java/sip/communicator/service/protocol/ProtocolProviderFactory.java
@@ -601,7 +601,7 @@ protected abstract AccountID createAccountID(String userID,
      *         <code>ProtocolProviderService</code>s with and to be placed in
      *         the properties of the accounts created by this factory
      */
-    protected String getProtocolName()
+    public String getProtocolName()
     {
         return protocolName;
     }
diff --git a/test/net/java/sip/communicator/slick/protocol/gibberish/TestAccountUninstallation.java b/test/net/java/sip/communicator/slick/protocol/gibberish/TestAccountUninstallation.java
index c1df5a509..1fc64b29a 100644
--- a/test/net/java/sip/communicator/slick/protocol/gibberish/TestAccountUninstallation.java
+++ b/test/net/java/sip/communicator/slick/protocol/gibberish/TestAccountUninstallation.java
@@ -6,14 +6,15 @@
  */
 package net.java.sip.communicator.slick.protocol.gibberish;
 
-import org.osgi.framework.*;
 import junit.framework.*;
+
 import net.java.sip.communicator.service.protocol.*;
 import net.java.sip.communicator.util.*;
 
+import org.osgi.framework.*;
 
 /**
- * Tests whether accaounts are uninstalled properly. It is important that
+ * Tests whether accounts are uninstalled properly. It is important that
  * tests from this class be called last since they will install the accounts
  * that have been used to test the implementations. Apart from uninstallation
  * tests the class also contains tests that remove and reinstall the protocol
@@ -153,7 +154,8 @@ public void testInstallationPersistency() throws Exception
         assertEquals("Couldn't re-install protocol provider bundle."
                      , Bundle.INSTALLED, providerBundle.getState());
 
-        providerBundle.start();
+        AccountManagerUtils.startBundleAndWaitStoredAccountsLoaded(
+            GibberishSlickFixture.bc, providerBundle, "Gibberish");
         assertEquals("Couldn't re-start protocol provider bundle."
                      , Bundle.ACTIVE, providerBundle.getState());
 
diff --git a/test/net/java/sip/communicator/slick/protocol/gibberish/TestAccountUninstallationPersistence.java b/test/net/java/sip/communicator/slick/protocol/gibberish/TestAccountUninstallationPersistence.java
index bd6ebb1ae..3aeb78097 100644
--- a/test/net/java/sip/communicator/slick/protocol/gibberish/TestAccountUninstallationPersistence.java
+++ b/test/net/java/sip/communicator/slick/protocol/gibberish/TestAccountUninstallationPersistence.java
@@ -64,7 +64,8 @@ public void testAccountUninstallationPersistence()
         assertEquals("Couldn't re-install protocol provider bundle."
                      , Bundle.INSTALLED, providerBundle.getState());
 
-        providerBundle.start();
+        AccountManagerUtils.startBundleAndWaitStoredAccountsLoaded(
+            GibberishSlickFixture.bc, providerBundle, "Gibberish");
         assertEquals("Couldn't re-start protocol provider bundle."
                      , Bundle.ACTIVE, providerBundle.getState());
 
diff --git a/test/net/java/sip/communicator/slick/protocol/icq/TestAccountUninstallation.java b/test/net/java/sip/communicator/slick/protocol/icq/TestAccountUninstallation.java
index c1d2dbfed..f2d70ed42 100644
--- a/test/net/java/sip/communicator/slick/protocol/icq/TestAccountUninstallation.java
+++ b/test/net/java/sip/communicator/slick/protocol/icq/TestAccountUninstallation.java
@@ -217,7 +217,8 @@ public void testInstallationPersistency()
         assertEquals("Couldn't re-install protocol provider bundle."
                      , Bundle.INSTALLED, providerBundle.getState());
 
-        providerBundle.start();
+        AccountManagerUtils.startBundleAndWaitStoredAccountsLoaded(
+            IcqSlickFixture.bc, providerBundle, ProtocolNames.ICQ);
         assertEquals("Couldn't re-start protocol provider bundle."
                      , Bundle.ACTIVE, providerBundle.getState());
 
diff --git a/test/net/java/sip/communicator/slick/protocol/icq/TestAccountUninstallationPersistence.java b/test/net/java/sip/communicator/slick/protocol/icq/TestAccountUninstallationPersistence.java
index 46ebbc778..dc5b97b83 100644
--- a/test/net/java/sip/communicator/slick/protocol/icq/TestAccountUninstallationPersistence.java
+++ b/test/net/java/sip/communicator/slick/protocol/icq/TestAccountUninstallationPersistence.java
@@ -63,7 +63,8 @@ public void testAccountUninstallationPersistency()
         assertEquals("Couldn't re-install protocol provider bundle."
                      , Bundle.INSTALLED, providerBundle.getState());
 
-        providerBundle.start();
+        AccountManagerUtils.startBundleAndWaitStoredAccountsLoaded(
+            IcqSlickFixture.bc, providerBundle, ProtocolNames.ICQ);
         assertEquals("Couldn't re-start protocol provider bundle."
                      , Bundle.ACTIVE, providerBundle.getState());
 
diff --git a/test/net/java/sip/communicator/slick/protocol/jabber/TestAccountUninstallation.java b/test/net/java/sip/communicator/slick/protocol/jabber/TestAccountUninstallation.java
index e0ee64cb5..56ef4f6e5 100644
--- a/test/net/java/sip/communicator/slick/protocol/jabber/TestAccountUninstallation.java
+++ b/test/net/java/sip/communicator/slick/protocol/jabber/TestAccountUninstallation.java
@@ -151,7 +151,8 @@ public void testInstallationPersistency() throws Exception
         assertEquals("Couldn't re-install protocol provider bundle."
                      , Bundle.INSTALLED, providerBundle.getState());
 
-        providerBundle.start();
+        AccountManagerUtils.startBundleAndWaitStoredAccountsLoaded(
+            JabberSlickFixture.bc, providerBundle, ProtocolNames.JABBER);
         assertEquals("Couldn't re-start protocol provider bundle."
                      , Bundle.ACTIVE, providerBundle.getState());
 
diff --git a/test/net/java/sip/communicator/slick/protocol/jabber/TestAccountUninstallationPersistence.java b/test/net/java/sip/communicator/slick/protocol/jabber/TestAccountUninstallationPersistence.java
index 572e6b96d..f6ad62544 100644
--- a/test/net/java/sip/communicator/slick/protocol/jabber/TestAccountUninstallationPersistence.java
+++ b/test/net/java/sip/communicator/slick/protocol/jabber/TestAccountUninstallationPersistence.java
@@ -63,7 +63,8 @@ public void testAccountUninstallationPersistence()
         assertEquals("Couldn't re-install protocol provider bundle."
                      , Bundle.INSTALLED, providerBundle.getState());
 
-        providerBundle.start();
+        AccountManagerUtils.startBundleAndWaitStoredAccountsLoaded(
+            JabberSlickFixture.bc, providerBundle, ProtocolNames.JABBER);
         assertEquals("Couldn't re-start protocol provider bundle."
                      , Bundle.ACTIVE, providerBundle.getState());
 
diff --git a/test/net/java/sip/communicator/slick/protocol/msn/TestAccountUninstallation.java b/test/net/java/sip/communicator/slick/protocol/msn/TestAccountUninstallation.java
index f17de9dc8..28afdebb5 100644
--- a/test/net/java/sip/communicator/slick/protocol/msn/TestAccountUninstallation.java
+++ b/test/net/java/sip/communicator/slick/protocol/msn/TestAccountUninstallation.java
@@ -151,7 +151,8 @@ public void testInstallationPersistency() throws Exception
         assertEquals("Couldn't re-install protocol provider bundle."
                      , Bundle.INSTALLED, providerBundle.getState());
 
-        providerBundle.start();
+        AccountManagerUtils.startBundleAndWaitStoredAccountsLoaded(fixture.bc,
+            providerBundle, ProtocolNames.MSN);
         assertEquals("Couldn't re-start protocol provider bundle."
                      , Bundle.ACTIVE, providerBundle.getState());
 
diff --git a/test/net/java/sip/communicator/slick/protocol/msn/TestAccountUninstallationPersistence.java b/test/net/java/sip/communicator/slick/protocol/msn/TestAccountUninstallationPersistence.java
index 5e6b8ec57..1696c2b9c 100644
--- a/test/net/java/sip/communicator/slick/protocol/msn/TestAccountUninstallationPersistence.java
+++ b/test/net/java/sip/communicator/slick/protocol/msn/TestAccountUninstallationPersistence.java
@@ -63,7 +63,8 @@ public void testAccountUninstallationPersistence()
         assertEquals("Couldn't re-install protocol provider bundle."
                      , Bundle.INSTALLED, providerBundle.getState());
 
-        providerBundle.start();
+        AccountManagerUtils.startBundleAndWaitStoredAccountsLoaded(
+            MsnSlickFixture.bc, providerBundle, ProtocolNames.MSN);
         assertEquals("Couldn't re-start protocol provider bundle."
                      , Bundle.ACTIVE, providerBundle.getState());
 
diff --git a/test/net/java/sip/communicator/slick/protocol/rss/TestAccountUninstallation.java b/test/net/java/sip/communicator/slick/protocol/rss/TestAccountUninstallation.java
index 658adce6a..41751df69 100755
--- a/test/net/java/sip/communicator/slick/protocol/rss/TestAccountUninstallation.java
+++ b/test/net/java/sip/communicator/slick/protocol/rss/TestAccountUninstallation.java
@@ -132,7 +132,9 @@ public void testInstallationPersistence() throws Exception
     	assertTrue("Couldn't reinstall provider bundle",
     		providerBundle.getState() == Bundle.INSTALLED);
     	
-    	providerBundle.start();
+
+        AccountManagerUtils.startBundleAndWaitStoredAccountsLoaded(fixture.bc,
+            providerBundle, ProtocolNames.RSS);
     	assertTrue("Couldn't start provider",
     		providerBundle.getState() == Bundle.ACTIVE);
     	
diff --git a/test/net/java/sip/communicator/slick/protocol/rss/TestAccountUninstallationPersistence.java b/test/net/java/sip/communicator/slick/protocol/rss/TestAccountUninstallationPersistence.java
index d0da2fb8b..0aa101561 100755
--- a/test/net/java/sip/communicator/slick/protocol/rss/TestAccountUninstallationPersistence.java
+++ b/test/net/java/sip/communicator/slick/protocol/rss/TestAccountUninstallationPersistence.java
@@ -59,8 +59,9 @@ public void testAccountUninstallationPersistence()
     		providerBundle.getLocation());
     	assertEquals("Couldn't reinstall protocol provider bundle.",
     		providerBundle.getState(), Bundle.INSTALLED);
-    	
-    	providerBundle.start();
+
+        AccountManagerUtils.startBundleAndWaitStoredAccountsLoaded(
+            RssSlickFixture.bc, providerBundle, ProtocolNames.RSS);
     	assertEquals("Couldn't restart protocol provider bundle.",
     		providerBundle.getState(), Bundle.ACTIVE);
     	
diff --git a/test/net/java/sip/communicator/slick/protocol/sip/TestAccountUninstallation.java b/test/net/java/sip/communicator/slick/protocol/sip/TestAccountUninstallation.java
index 6931820aa..49c3ada9c 100644
--- a/test/net/java/sip/communicator/slick/protocol/sip/TestAccountUninstallation.java
+++ b/test/net/java/sip/communicator/slick/protocol/sip/TestAccountUninstallation.java
@@ -202,7 +202,8 @@ public void testInstallationPersistency() throws Exception
         assertEquals("Couldn't re-install protocol provider bundle."
                      , Bundle.INSTALLED, providerBundle.getState());
 
-        providerBundle.start();
+        AccountManagerUtils.startBundleAndWaitStoredAccountsLoaded(fixture.bc,
+            providerBundle, ProtocolNames.SIP);
         assertEquals("Couldn't re-start protocol provider bundle."
                      , Bundle.ACTIVE, providerBundle.getState());
 
diff --git a/test/net/java/sip/communicator/slick/protocol/sip/TestAccountUninstallationPersistence.java b/test/net/java/sip/communicator/slick/protocol/sip/TestAccountUninstallationPersistence.java
index 0c1957548..e301c6013 100644
--- a/test/net/java/sip/communicator/slick/protocol/sip/TestAccountUninstallationPersistence.java
+++ b/test/net/java/sip/communicator/slick/protocol/sip/TestAccountUninstallationPersistence.java
@@ -63,7 +63,8 @@ public void testAccountUninstallationPersistence()
         assertEquals("Couldn't re-install protocol provider bundle."
                      , Bundle.INSTALLED, providerBundle.getState());
 
-        providerBundle.start();
+        AccountManagerUtils.startBundleAndWaitStoredAccountsLoaded(
+            SipSlickFixture.bc, providerBundle, ProtocolNames.SIP);
         assertEquals("Couldn't re-start protocol provider bundle."
                      , Bundle.ACTIVE, providerBundle.getState());
 
diff --git a/test/net/java/sip/communicator/slick/protocol/yahoo/TestAccountUninstallation.java b/test/net/java/sip/communicator/slick/protocol/yahoo/TestAccountUninstallation.java
index cd2a15bea..9474ef3d0 100644
--- a/test/net/java/sip/communicator/slick/protocol/yahoo/TestAccountUninstallation.java
+++ b/test/net/java/sip/communicator/slick/protocol/yahoo/TestAccountUninstallation.java
@@ -151,7 +151,8 @@ public void testInstallationPersistency() throws Exception
         assertEquals("Couldn't re-install protocol provider bundle."
                      , Bundle.INSTALLED, providerBundle.getState());
 
-        providerBundle.start();
+        AccountManagerUtils.startBundleAndWaitStoredAccountsLoaded(fixture.bc,
+            providerBundle, ProtocolNames.YAHOO);
         assertEquals("Couldn't re-start protocol provider bundle."
                      , Bundle.ACTIVE, providerBundle.getState());
 
diff --git a/test/net/java/sip/communicator/slick/protocol/yahoo/TestAccountUninstallationPersistence.java b/test/net/java/sip/communicator/slick/protocol/yahoo/TestAccountUninstallationPersistence.java
index f621abc6c..c8b9bd259 100644
--- a/test/net/java/sip/communicator/slick/protocol/yahoo/TestAccountUninstallationPersistence.java
+++ b/test/net/java/sip/communicator/slick/protocol/yahoo/TestAccountUninstallationPersistence.java
@@ -63,7 +63,8 @@ public void testAccountUninstallationPersistence()
         assertEquals("Couldn't re-install protocol provider bundle."
                      , Bundle.INSTALLED, providerBundle.getState());
 
-        providerBundle.start();
+        AccountManagerUtils.startBundleAndWaitStoredAccountsLoaded(
+            YahooSlickFixture.bc, providerBundle, ProtocolNames.YAHOO);
         assertEquals("Couldn't re-start protocol provider bundle."
                      , Bundle.ACTIVE, providerBundle.getState());