diff --git a/components/bpmn-q/modeler-component/editor/EditorConstants.js b/components/bpmn-q/modeler-component/editor/EditorConstants.js
index 72d79187..756be04f 100644
--- a/components/bpmn-q/modeler-component/editor/EditorConstants.js
+++ b/components/bpmn-q/modeler-component/editor/EditorConstants.js
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+// names of the supported plugins
+export const pluginNames = {
+  QUANTME: "quantme",
+  OPENTOSCA: "opentosca",
+  PLANQK: "planqk",
+  QHANA: "qhana",
+  PATTERN: "pattern",
+  DATAFLOW: "dataflow",
+};
+
 // supported options to handle a transformed workflow
 export const transformedWorkflowHandlers = {
   NEW_TAB: "Open in new Tab",
diff --git a/components/bpmn-q/modeler-component/editor/plugin/PluginHandler.js b/components/bpmn-q/modeler-component/editor/plugin/PluginHandler.js
index 326eabef..b40be846 100644
--- a/components/bpmn-q/modeler-component/editor/plugin/PluginHandler.js
+++ b/components/bpmn-q/modeler-component/editor/plugin/PluginHandler.js
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import OpenTOSCAPlugin from "../../extensions/opentosca/OpenTOSCAPlugin";
 import { getAllConfigs } from "./PluginConfigHandler";
 import GeneralTab from "../config/GeneralTab";
 import GitHubTab from "../../extensions/quantme/configTabs/GitHubTab";
+import { pluginNames } from "../EditorConstants";
 
 /**
  * Handler for plugins of the modeler. Controls active plugins and the properties they define. Central access point to
@@ -18,7 +19,7 @@ import GitHubTab from "../../extensions/quantme/configTabs/GitHubTab";
 const PLUGINS = [
   {
     plugin: QuantMEPlugin,
-    dependencies: ["DataFlowPlugin"],
+    dependencies: [pluginNames.OPENTOSCA],
   },
   {
     plugin: DataFlowPlugin,
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ const PLUGINS = [
   },
   {
     plugin: PatternPlugin,
-    dependencies: [],
+    dependencies: [pluginNames.QUANTME],
   },
   {
     plugin: OpenTOSCAPlugin,
@@ -53,6 +54,7 @@ export function getActivePlugins() {
 
     const loadPlugin = (plugin) => {
       if (!activePlugins.includes(plugin.plugin)) {
+        activePlugins.push(plugin.plugin);
         for (const dependency of plugin.dependencies) {
           const dependencyPlugin = PLUGINS.find(
             (p) => p.plugin.name === dependency
@@ -61,11 +63,9 @@ export function getActivePlugins() {
             dependencyPlugin &&
             !activePlugins.includes(dependencyPlugin.plugin)
           ) {
-            activePlugins.push(dependencyPlugin.plugin);
             loadPlugin(dependencyPlugin);
           }
         }
-        activePlugins.push(plugin.plugin);
       }
     };
 
@@ -86,17 +86,17 @@ export function getActivePlugins() {
 
 export function checkEnabledStatus(pluginName) {
   switch (pluginName) {
-    case "dataflow":
+    case pluginNames.DATAFLOW:
       return process.env.ENABLE_DATA_FLOW_PLUGIN !== "false";
-    case "planqk":
+    case pluginNames.PLANQK:
       return process.env.ENABLE_PLANQK_PLUGIN !== "false";
-    case "qhana":
+    case pluginNames.QHANA:
       return process.env.ENABLE_QHANA_PLUGIN !== "false";
-    case "quantme":
+    case pluginNames.QUANTME:
       return process.env.ENABLE_QUANTME_PLUGIN !== "false";
-    case "pattern":
+    case pluginNames.PATTERN:
       return process.env.ENABLE_PATTERN_PLUGIN !== "false";
-    case "opentosca":
+    case pluginNames.OPENTOSCA:
       return process.env.ENABLE_OPENTOSCA_PLUGIN !== "false";
   }
 }
diff --git a/components/bpmn-q/modeler-component/extensions/opentosca/framework-config/config-manager.js b/components/bpmn-q/modeler-component/extensions/opentosca/framework-config/config-manager.js
index 0e11761f..54708ccb 100644
--- a/components/bpmn-q/modeler-component/extensions/opentosca/framework-config/config-manager.js
+++ b/components/bpmn-q/modeler-component/extensions/opentosca/framework-config/config-manager.js
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 
 import defaultConfig from "./config";
 import { getPluginConfig } from "../../../editor/plugin/PluginConfigHandler";
+import { pluginNames } from "../../../editor/EditorConstants";
 
 let config = {};
 
@@ -22,7 +23,7 @@ let config = {};
 export function getOpenTOSCAEndpoint() {
   if (config.opentoscaEndpoint === undefined) {
     setOpenTOSCAEndpoint(
-      getPluginConfig("opentosca").opentoscaEndpoint ||
+      getPluginConfig(pluginNames.OPENTOSCA).opentoscaEndpoint ||
         defaultConfig.opentoscaEndpoint
     );
   }
@@ -48,7 +49,7 @@ export function setOpenTOSCAEndpoint(opentoscaEndpoint) {
 export function getWineryEndpoint() {
   if (config.wineryEndpoint === undefined) {
     setWineryEndpoint(
-      getPluginConfig("opentosca").wineryEndpoint ||
+      getPluginConfig(pluginNames.OPENTOSCA).wineryEndpoint ||
         defaultConfig.wineryEndpoint
     );
   }
diff --git a/components/bpmn-q/test/tests/editor/plugin.spec.js b/components/bpmn-q/test/tests/editor/plugin.spec.js
index 9351ac28..3ec3b32a 100644
--- a/components/bpmn-q/test/tests/editor/plugin.spec.js
+++ b/components/bpmn-q/test/tests/editor/plugin.spec.js
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import {
   getPluginConfig,
   setPluginConfig,
 } from "../../../modeler-component/editor/plugin/PluginConfigHandler";
+import { pluginNames } from "../../../modeler-component/editor/EditorConstants";
 
 describe("Test plugins", function () {
   describe("Test PluginHandler", function () {
@@ -23,39 +24,77 @@ describe("Test plugins", function () {
 
       it("Should find 4 active plugins", function () {
         setPluginConfig([
-          { name: "dataflow" },
-          { name: "quantme" },
-          { name: "opentosca" },
-          { name: "planqk" },
+          { name: pluginNames.DATAFLOW },
+          { name: pluginNames.QUANTME },
+          { name: pluginNames.OPENTOSCA },
+          { name: pluginNames.PLANQK },
         ]);
 
         const plugins = getActivePlugins();
 
         expect(plugins.length).to.equal(4);
-        expect(plugins[0].name).to.equal("dataflow");
-        expect(plugins[1].name).to.equal("quantme");
-        expect(plugins[2].name).to.equal("opentosca");
-        expect(plugins[3].name).to.equal("planqk");
+        expect(
+          plugins.filter((plugin) => plugin.name === pluginNames.DATAFLOW)
+            .length
+        ).to.equal(1);
+        expect(
+          plugins.filter((plugin) => plugin.name === pluginNames.OPENTOSCA)
+            .length
+        ).to.equal(1);
+        expect(
+          plugins.filter((plugin) => plugin.name === pluginNames.QUANTME).length
+        ).to.equal(1);
+        expect(
+          plugins.filter((plugin) => plugin.name === pluginNames.PLANQK).length
+        ).to.equal(1);
+      });
+
+      it("Should find 4 active plugins due to dependencies", function () {
+        setPluginConfig([
+          { name: pluginNames.DATAFLOW },
+          { name: pluginNames.QUANTME },
+          { name: pluginNames.PLANQK },
+        ]);
+
+        const plugins = getActivePlugins();
+
+        expect(plugins.length).to.equal(4);
+        expect(
+          plugins.filter((plugin) => plugin.name === pluginNames.DATAFLOW)
+            .length
+        ).to.equal(1);
+        expect(
+          plugins.filter((plugin) => plugin.name === pluginNames.QUANTME).length
+        ).to.equal(1);
+        expect(
+          plugins.filter((plugin) => plugin.name === pluginNames.PLANQK).length
+        ).to.equal(1);
+
+        // should be found due to dependency of quantme plugin
+        expect(
+          plugins.filter((plugin) => plugin.name === pluginNames.OPENTOSCA)
+            .length
+        ).to.equal(1);
       });
     });
 
     describe("Test getter for plugin attributes", function () {
       it("Should get correct plugin entries for active plugins", function () {
         setPluginConfig([
-          { name: "dataflow" },
-          { name: "quantme" },
-          { name: "opentosca" },
-          { name: "planqk" },
+          { name: pluginNames.DATAFLOW },
+          { name: pluginNames.QUANTME },
+          { name: pluginNames.OPENTOSCA },
+          { name: pluginNames.PLANQK },
         ]);
 
         const modules = getAdditionalModules();
         const extensions = getModdleExtension();
 
         expect(modules.length).to.equal(4);
-        expect(extensions["dataflow"]).to.not.be.undefined;
-        expect(extensions["quantme"]).to.not.be.undefined;
-        expect(extensions["opentosca"]).to.not.be.undefined;
-        expect(extensions["planqk"]).to.not.be.undefined;
+        expect(extensions[pluginNames.DATAFLOW]).to.not.be.undefined;
+        expect(extensions[pluginNames.QUANTME]).to.not.be.undefined;
+        expect(extensions[pluginNames.OPENTOSCA]).to.not.be.undefined;
+        expect(extensions[pluginNames.PLANQK]).to.not.be.undefined;
       });
     });
   });
diff --git a/components/bpmn-q/test/tests/quantme/quantme-transformation.spec.js b/components/bpmn-q/test/tests/quantme/quantme-transformation.spec.js
index 33ade903..9895f129 100644
--- a/components/bpmn-q/test/tests/quantme/quantme-transformation.spec.js
+++ b/components/bpmn-q/test/tests/quantme/quantme-transformation.spec.js
@@ -18,13 +18,16 @@ const {
 const config = require("../../../modeler-component/extensions/quantme/framework-config/config-manager");
 const camundaConfig = require("../../../modeler-component/editor/config/EditorConfigManager");
 const chai = require("chai");
+const {
+  pluginNames,
+} = require("../../../modeler-component/editor/EditorConstants");
 describe("Test the QuantMETransformator of the QuantME extension.", function () {
   describe("Transformation of QuantME extensions", function () {
     it("should create a valid native workflow model after two transformations", async function () {
       setPluginConfig([
-        { name: "dataflow" },
+        { name: pluginNames.DATAFLOW },
         {
-          name: "quantme",
+          name: pluginNames.QUANTME,
           config: {
             githubRepositoryName: "QuantME-UseCases",
             githubUsername: "UST-QuAntiL",
@@ -89,7 +92,10 @@ describe("Test the QuantMETransformator of the QuantME extension.", function ()
     it("should fail due to missing QRMs", async function () {
       resetQRMs();
       // setConfig();
-      setPluginConfig([{ name: "dataflow" }, { name: "quantme" }]);
+      setPluginConfig([
+        { name: pluginNames.DATAFLOW },
+        { name: pluginNames.QUANTME },
+      ]);
       this.timeout(60000);
 
       const result = await startQuantmeReplacementProcess(