diff --git a/src/core/bt/cmd.py b/src/core/bt/cmd.py
index 62ed44c5..5d0bc3ae 100644
--- a/src/core/bt/cmd.py
+++ b/src/core/bt/cmd.py
@@ -36,7 +36,9 @@ def runCmd(input):
 def varCheck(cmd):
 	split = cmd.split('=', 1)
 	if len(split)==2 and len(split[0].split())==1:
-		var = "$" + split[0].strip()
+		var = split[0].strip()
+		if not var[0]=="$":
+			var = "$" + var
 		write("Using variable: "+var, 2)
 		return ( var, split[1].strip() )
 	else:
@@ -45,18 +47,13 @@ def varCheck(cmd):
 
 # Replace variables in the command with their real values
 def varReplace(cmd):
-	split = cmd.split()
-	out = ""
-	for index,word in enumerate(split):
-		if index > 0:
-			out += " "
-		if vars.has(word)==True:
-			new = str(vars[word])
-			write(word + " => " + new, 2)
-			out += new
-		else:
-			out += word
-	return out
+	for key in vars.keys():
+		v = "`"+key+"`"
+		if cmd.find(v) > -1:
+			new = str(vars[key])
+			write(key + " => " + new, 2)
+			cmd = cmd.replace(v, new)
+	return cmd
 
 
 # Replace aliases with their real values
diff --git a/src/core/loader.py b/src/core/loader.py
index f8a2e238..ea8757e0 100644
--- a/src/core/loader.py
+++ b/src/core/loader.py
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ class PluginLoader:
 			# Load the module into our module array
 			write("Attempting to load "+mod, 2)
 			#try:
-			self.loadmod(split[0], os.path.join(dir,mod))
+			self.loadmod(split[0], dir)
 			#except:
 			#	error("Error loading "+mod)
 
diff --git a/src/core/session.py b/src/core/session.py
index f90e9b18..80bb53fd 100644
--- a/src/core/session.py
+++ b/src/core/session.py
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ global settings
 global manager
 global vars
 vars = dict.Dict()
-#global events
 
 
 def setSession():
@@ -48,6 +47,7 @@ def parseInput():
 	try:
 		opts, args = getopt.getopt(input, optc,	long)
 		settings["verbose"] = 0
+		settings["plugpath"] = []
 		for opt in opts:
 			if (opt[0]=="-p") or (opt[0]=="--path"):
 				settings["plugpath"] += [opt[1]]
diff --git a/src/core/settings.py b/src/core/settings.py
index 0ada1dca..cb9ed544 100644
--- a/src/core/settings.py
+++ b/src/core/settings.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ class Settings(dict.Dict):
 	def setdefaults(self):
 		write("Setting default values",1)
 		self['user'] = os.path.expanduser("~")
-		self['plugpath'] = ["plugins", "extra"]
+		self['plugpath'] += ["plugins", "extra"]
 		self['arch'] = platform
 		self['appname'] = "scion"
 		write(self,3)
diff --git a/src/plugins/sess.py b/src/plugins/sess.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..91d6456e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/plugins/sess.py
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+# Basic plugin class
+
+__author__="bjschuma"
+__date__ ="$Feb 26, 2010 9:13:54 PM$"
+
+
+from bt import plugin
+from bt.message import write
+import session
+
+
+class Plugin(plugin.Plugin):
+	def __init__(self):
+		plugin.Plugin.__init__(self)
+		self.help = "Display information about the current session"
+		self.usage = "session [list]"
+
+
+	def list(self,args):
+		if args[0] == "settings":
+			write(session.aliases)
+
+
+	def run(self, args=None):
+		if args==None or len(args)<2:
+			write(usage)
+
+		if args[0]=="list":
+			self.list(args[1:])
+
+
diff --git a/src/tests/test5.2.scion b/src/tests/test5.2.scion
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c588f348
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/tests/test5.2.scion
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+echo Second file started
+echo $a
diff --git a/src/tests/test5.scion b/src/tests/test5.scion
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..54af00e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/tests/test5.scion
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+$a = test
+exec file tests/test5.2.scion