diff --git a/addons/api/mirage/config.js b/addons/api/mirage/config.js
index bbd5b1637..5ae912f69 100644
--- a/addons/api/mirage/config.js
+++ b/addons/api/mirage/config.js
@@ -3,9 +3,12 @@ import config from '../config/environment';
 import { authHandler, deauthHandler } from './route-handlers/auth';
 import { pickRandomStatusString } from './factories/session';
 import { Response } from 'miragejs';
+import initializeMockIPC from './scenarios/ipc';
 
 export default function() {
 
+  initializeMockIPC(this);
+
   // make this `http://localhost:8080`, for example, if your API is on a different server
   // this.urlPrefix = '';
   // make this `/api`, for example, if your API is namespaced
diff --git a/addons/api/mirage/scenarios/ipc.js b/addons/api/mirage/scenarios/ipc.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d72a57b32
--- /dev/null
+++ b/addons/api/mirage/scenarios/ipc.js
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+import Ember from 'ember';
+import config from 'ember-get-config';
+import { random } from 'faker';
+
+export default function initializeMockIPC (server) {
+  /**
+   * We strive to make this application runnable in a regular web browser, since
+   * it is a convenient environment for development and testing.  But only an
+   * Electron environment has true IPC.  Outside of Electron, we mock the handling
+   * of the message-based IPC requests originating from the
+   * renderer (the Ember app).
+   */
+  class MockIPC {
+    async invoke(method, payload) {
+      return await this[method](payload);
+    }
+
+    origin = null;
+
+    getOrigin() {
+      return this.origin;
+    }
+
+    setOrigin(origin) {
+      this.origin = origin;
+      return this.origin;
+    }
+
+    cliExists() {
+      return true;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Creates a new session instance associated with the specified target.
+     * @param connect_details
+     * @param
+     */
+    connect({ target_id }) {
+      const target = server.schema.targets.find(target_id);
+      const { scope, type } = target;
+      const newSession = server.schema.sessions.create({
+        scope,
+        target,
+        userId: 'authenticateduser',
+        type,
+        created_time: new Date().toISOString()
+      });
+      return {
+        address: `${window.location.protocol}//${window.location.hostname}`,
+        port: random.number(),
+        protocol: type,
+        session_id: newSession.id
+      };
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Establishes a mock IPC handler, which mimics the behavior of the Electron
+   * main process, and routes messages to it in a way similar to our
+   * preload.js script.
+   *
+   * Initializes mock IPC only in a non-Electron non-testing context.
+   */
+  if (!config.isElectron && !Ember.testing) {
+    const mockIPC = new MockIPC();
+    window.addEventListener('message', async function (event) {
+      if (event.origin !== window.location.origin) return;
+      const { method, payload } = event?.data ?? {};
+      if (method) {
+        const response = await mockIPC.invoke(method, payload);
+        event.ports[0].postMessage(response);
+      }
+    });
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/ui/desktop/app/initializers/ipc.js b/ui/desktop/app/initializers/ipc.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 74e9d8545..000000000
--- a/ui/desktop/app/initializers/ipc.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,52 +0,0 @@
-import Ember from 'ember';
-import config from '../config/environment';
-
-/**
- * We strive to make this application runnable in a regular web browser, since
- * it is a convenient environment for development and testing.  But only an
- * Electron environment has true IPC.  Outside of Electron, we mock the handling
- * of the message-based IPC requests originating from the
- * renderer (the Ember app).
- */
-class MockIPC {
-  async invoke(method, payload) {
-    console.log('MockIPC:', method, payload);
-    return await this[method](payload);
-  }
-
-  origin = null;
-
-  getOrigin() {
-    return this.origin;
-  }
-
-  setOrigin(origin) {
-    this.origin = origin;
-    return this.origin;
-  }
-
-  connect() {}
-}
-
-/**
- * Establishes a mock IPC handler, which mimics the behavior of the Electron
- * main process, and routes messages to it in a way similar to our
- * preload.js script.
- *
- * Initializes mock IPC only in a non-Electron non-testing context.
- */
-export function initialize() {
-  if (!config.isElectron && !Ember.testing) {
-    const mockIPC = new MockIPC();
-    window.addEventListener('message', async function (event) {
-      if (event.origin !== window.location.origin) return;
-      const { method, payload } = event?.data ?? {};
-      if (method) {
-        const response = await mockIPC.invoke(method, payload);
-        event.ports[0].postMessage(response);
-      }
-    });
-  }
-}
-
-export default { initialize };
diff --git a/ui/desktop/tests/unit/initializers/ipc-test.js b/ui/desktop/tests/unit/initializers/ipc-test.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 6efc5c816..000000000
--- a/ui/desktop/tests/unit/initializers/ipc-test.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-import Application from '@ember/application';
-
-import { initialize } from 'desktop/initializers/ipc';
-import { module, test } from 'qunit';
-import { run } from '@ember/runloop';
-
-module('Unit | Initializer | ipc', function(hooks) {
-  hooks.beforeEach(function() {
-    this.TestApplication = Application.extend();
-    this.TestApplication.initializer({
-      name: 'initializer under test',
-      initialize
-    });
-
-    this.application = this.TestApplication.create({ autoboot: false });
-  });
-
-  hooks.afterEach(function() {
-    run(this.application, 'destroy');
-  });
-
-  // TODO: Replace this with your real tests.
-  test('it works', async function(assert) {
-    await this.application.boot();
-
-    assert.ok(true);
-  });
-});