diff --git a/plugins.c b/plugins.c
index 1bbee0f1..cd187229 100644
--- a/plugins.c
+++ b/plugins.c
@@ -2,25 +2,6 @@
 
 extern struct uwsgi_server uwsgi;
 
-void embed_plugins() {
-
-#ifdef UWSGI_EMBED_PLUGIN_PSGI
-	if (uwsgi.plugin_arg_psgi)
-		uwsgi_load_plugin(5, "psgi_plugin.so", uwsgi.plugin_arg_psgi, 0);
-#endif
-
-#ifdef UWSGI_EMBED_PLUGIN_LUA
-	if (uwsgi.plugin_arg_lua)
-		uwsgi_load_plugin(6, "lua_plugin.so", uwsgi.plugin_arg_lua, 0);
-#endif
-
-#ifdef UWSGI_EMBED_PLUGIN_RACK
-	if (uwsgi.plugin_arg_rack)
-		uwsgi_load_plugin(7, "rack_plugin.so", uwsgi.plugin_arg_rack, 0);
-#endif
-
-}
-
 int uwsgi_load_plugin(int modifier, char *plugin, char *pargs, int absolute) {
 
 	void *plugin_handle;
@@ -28,6 +9,38 @@ int uwsgi_load_plugin(int modifier, char *plugin, char *pargs, int absolute) {
 	char *plugin_name;
 	char *plugin_entry_symbol;
 	struct uwsgi_plugin *up;
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < 0xFF; i++) {
+		if (uwsgi.p[i]->name) {
+			if (!strcmp(plugin, uwsgi.p[i]->name)) {
+				uwsgi_log("%s plugin already available\n", plugin);
+				return 0;
+			}	
+		}
+		if (uwsgi.p[i]->alias) {
+			if (!strcmp(plugin, uwsgi.p[i]->alias)) {
+				uwsgi_log("%s plugin already available\n", plugin);
+				return 0;
+			}	
+		}
+	}
+
+	for(i=0;i<uwsgi.gp_cnt;i++) {
+
+		if (uwsgi.gp[i]->name) {
+                        if (!strcmp(plugin, uwsgi.gp[i]->name)) {
+                                uwsgi_log("%s plugin already available\n", plugin);
+                                return 0;
+                        }       
+                }
+                if (uwsgi.gp[i]->alias) {
+                        if (!strcmp(plugin, uwsgi.gp[i]->alias)) {
+                                uwsgi_log("%s plugin already available\n", plugin);
+                                return 0;
+                        }
+                }
+        }
 
 	if (absolute) {
 		plugin_name = malloc(strlen(plugin) + 1);
@@ -58,7 +71,4 @@ int uwsgi_load_plugin(int modifier, char *plugin, char *pargs, int absolute) {
         }
 
 	return 0;
-
-
-	return -1;
 }
diff --git a/plugins/erlang/erlang.c b/plugins/erlang/erlang.c
index d3f0b550..2adbbedf 100644
--- a/plugins/erlang/erlang.c
+++ b/plugins/erlang/erlang.c
@@ -447,6 +447,7 @@ int erlang_opt(int i, char *optarg) {
 
 struct uwsgi_plugin erlang_plugin = {
 
+	.name = "erlang",
         .options = erlang_options,
         .manage_opt = erlang_opt,
         .init = erlang_init,
diff --git a/plugins/fastrouter/fastrouter.c b/plugins/fastrouter/fastrouter.c
index d73c39ad..1424b749 100644
--- a/plugins/fastrouter/fastrouter.c
+++ b/plugins/fastrouter/fastrouter.c
@@ -582,6 +582,7 @@ int fastrouter_opt(int i, char *optarg) {
 
 struct uwsgi_plugin fastrouter_plugin = {
 
+	.name = "fastrouter",
         .options = fastrouter_options,
         .manage_opt = fastrouter_opt,
         .init = fastrouter_init,
diff --git a/plugins/http/http.c b/plugins/http/http.c
index 8d356bb4..a41530af 100644
--- a/plugins/http/http.c
+++ b/plugins/http/http.c
@@ -934,6 +934,7 @@ int http_opt(int i, char *optarg) {
 
 struct uwsgi_plugin http_plugin = {
 
+	.name = "http",
         .options = http_options,
         .manage_opt = http_opt,
 	.help = http_help,
diff --git a/plugins/python/python_plugin.c b/plugins/python/python_plugin.c
index 4b4e8ccf..edb0ce36 100644
--- a/plugins/python/python_plugin.c
+++ b/plugins/python/python_plugin.c
@@ -85,7 +85,6 @@ int uwsgi_python_init() {
         uwsgi_log("Python version: %.*s %s\n", pyversion-Py_GetVersion(), Py_GetVersion(), Py_GetCompiler()+1);
 
 	if (up.home != NULL) {
-		uwsgi_log("Setting PythonHome to %s...\n", up.home);
 #ifdef PYTHREE
 		wchar_t *wpyhome;
 		wpyhome = malloc((sizeof(wchar_t) * strlen(up.home)) + 2);
@@ -99,6 +98,7 @@ int uwsgi_python_init() {
 #else
 		Py_SetPythonHome(up.home);
 #endif
+		uwsgi_log("Set PythonHome to %s\n", up.home);
 	}
 
 #ifdef PYTHREE
@@ -1004,6 +1004,7 @@ void uwsgi_python_resume(struct wsgi_request *wsgi_req) {
 struct uwsgi_plugin python_plugin = {
 
 	.name = "python",
+	.alias = "python",
 	.modifier1 = 0,
 	.init = uwsgi_python_init,
 	.post_fork = uwsgi_python_post_fork,
diff --git a/uwsgi.h b/uwsgi.h
index f1b7c06a..b119e5e0 100644
--- a/uwsgi.h
+++ b/uwsgi.h
@@ -479,6 +479,7 @@ struct uwsgi_server;
 struct uwsgi_plugin {
 
         const char     *name;
+        const char     *alias;
         uint8_t         modifier1;
         void           *data;
         int             (*init) (void);
@@ -1378,8 +1379,6 @@ void            uwsgi_log_verbose(const char *,...);
 
 
 int             uwsgi_load_plugin(int, char *, char *, int);
-void            embed_plugins(void);
-
 
 int             unconfigured_hook(struct wsgi_request *);