diff --git a/libknet/transport_loopback.c b/libknet/transport_loopback.c
index a996edb8..93fe9bf8 100644
--- a/libknet/transport_loopback.c
+++ b/libknet/transport_loopback.c
@@ -1,73 +1,75 @@
 /*
  * Copyright (C) 2017 Red Hat, Inc.  All rights reserved.
  *
  * Author: Christine Caulfield <ccaulfie@redhat.com>
  *
  * This software licensed under GPL-2.0+, LGPL-2.0+
  */
 
 #include "config.h"
 
 #include <string.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <sys/socket.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <netinet/in.h>
 #include <netinet/ip.h>
 #include <netinet/ip_icmp.h>
 
 #include "libknet.h"
 #include "compat.h"
 #include "host.h"
 #include "link.h"
 #include "logging.h"
 #include "common.h"
 #include "transports.h"
 #include "transport_loopback.h"
 #include "threads_common.h"
 
 /* This is just a file of empty calls as the actual loopback is in threads_tx.c as a special case
    when receiving a packet from the localhost */
 
 
 int loopback_transport_link_set_config(knet_handle_t knet_h, struct knet_link *kn_link)
 {
+	kn_link->transport_connected = 1;
+	kn_link->status.connected = 1;
 	return 0;
 }
 
 int loopback_transport_link_clear_config(knet_handle_t knet_h, struct knet_link *kn_link)
 {
 	return 0;
 }
 
 int loopback_transport_free(knet_handle_t knet_h)
 {
 	return 0;
 }
 
 int loopback_transport_init(knet_handle_t knet_h)
 {
 	return 0;
 }
 
 int loopback_transport_rx_sock_error(knet_handle_t knet_h, int sockfd, int recv_err, int recv_errno)
 {
 	return 0;
 }
 
 int loopback_transport_tx_sock_error(knet_handle_t knet_h, int sockfd, int recv_err, int recv_errno)
 {
 	return 0;
 }
 
 int loopback_transport_rx_is_data(knet_handle_t knet_h, int sockfd, struct knet_mmsghdr *msg)
 {
 	return 0;
 }
 
 int loopback_transport_link_dyn_connect(knet_handle_t knet_h, int sockfd, struct knet_link *kn_link)
 {
 	return 0;
 }