diff --git a/openflexure_microscope/api/app.py b/openflexure_microscope/api/app.py
index 15012127..155e8475 100644
--- a/openflexure_microscope/api/app.py
+++ b/openflexure_microscope/api/app.py
@@ -70,9 +70,15 @@ def attach_microscope():
     logging.debug("First request made. Populating microscope with hardware...")
     openflexurerc = config.load_config()  # Load default user config
 
+    logging.debug("Creating camera object.")
+    api_camera = StreamingCamera(config=openflexurerc)
+    logging.debug("Creating stage object.")
+    api_stage = OpenFlexureStage("/dev/ttyUSB0")
+
+    logging.debug("Attaching to microscope.")
     api_microscope.attach(
-        StreamingCamera(config=openflexurerc),
-        OpenFlexureStage("/dev/ttyUSB0")
+        api_camera,
+        api_stage
     )
 
     logging.debug("Microscope successfully attached!")
@@ -92,6 +98,7 @@ def index():
 ##### API ROUTES ######
 from openflexure_microscope.api.v1 import blueprints
 
+logging.debug("Registering blueprints...")
 # Base routes
 base_blueprint = blueprints.base.construct_blueprint(api_microscope)
 app.register_blueprint(base_blueprint, url_prefix=uri('', 'v1'))
diff --git a/openflexure_microscope/microscope.py b/openflexure_microscope/microscope.py
index ed1c19d8..bfb9737b 100644
--- a/openflexure_microscope/microscope.py
+++ b/openflexure_microscope/microscope.py
@@ -60,14 +60,20 @@ class Microscope(object):
             apply_config (bool): Should the microscope config dictionary be applied to the attached hardware?
         """
 
+        logging.debug("Attaching camera...")
         self.camera = camera  #: :py:class:`openflexure_microscope.camera.pi.StreamingCamera`: Picamera object
-        if isinstance(camera, StreamingCamera):
+        if isinstance(self.camera, StreamingCamera):
             logging.info("Attached camera {}".format(camera))
+        elif not self.camera:
+            logging.info("Attached dummy camera.")
 
+        logging.debug("Attaching stage...")
         self.stage = stage  #: :py:class:`openflexure_stage.stage.OpenFlexureStage`: OpenFlexure stage object
         if isinstance(self.stage, OpenFlexureStage):  # If a stage object has been attached
             logging.info("Attached stage {}".format(stage))
             self.stage.backlash = np.zeros(3, dtype=np.int)
+        elif not self.stage:
+            logging.info("Attached dummy stage.")
 
     def find_plugins(self, plugin_paths=[], include_default=True):
         """
@@ -77,12 +83,13 @@ class Microscope(object):
             plugin_paths (list): List of strings of plugin directories.
             include_default (bool): Also load plugins from the module default directory (DEFAULT_PLUGIN_PATH)
         """
-        # TODO: Get paths from rc file
+        logging.debug("Attaching plugins...")
         plugins_list = search_plugin_dirs(plugin_paths, include_default=include_default)
 
         for i in plugins_list:
             module = load_plugin(i)
             self.plugin.attach(module)
+        logging.debug("Plugins attached.")
 
     # Create unified state
     @property
diff --git a/openflexure_microscope/plugins/loader.py b/openflexure_microscope/plugins/loader.py
index 7276c145..2ca4c71c 100644
--- a/openflexure_microscope/plugins/loader.py
+++ b/openflexure_microscope/plugins/loader.py
@@ -104,8 +104,7 @@ class PluginMount(object):
 
                 # Grant plugin access to the hardware
                 assert(isinstance(plugin_object, MicroscopePlugin))
-                plugin_object.camera = self.parent.camera
-                plugin_object.stage = self.parent.stage
+                plugin_object.microscope = self.parent
 
                 print("Adding plugin: {}".format(plugin_name))
 
@@ -114,9 +113,8 @@ class MicroscopePlugin():
     """
     Parent class for all microscope plugins.
 
-    Initially only defines an empty object for camera and stage. All plugins
+    Initially only defines an empty object for microscope. All plugins
     must be an instance of this class to successfully attach to PluginMount.
     """
     def __init__(self):
-        self.camera = None  #: :py:class:`openflexure_microscope.camera.pi.StreamingCamera`: Picamera object
-        self.stage = None  #: :py:class:`openflexure_stage.stage.OpenFlexureStage`: OpenFlexure stage object
+        self.microscope = None  #: :py:class:`openflexure_microscope.microscope.Microscope`: Microscope object