diff --git a/src/core/bt/scripting.py b/src/core/bt/scripting.py
index 4fbb23e6..26befa4d 100644
--- a/src/core/bt/scripting.py
+++ b/src/core/bt/scripting.py
@@ -10,9 +10,10 @@ __date__ ="$Feb 16, 2010 11:56:00 PM$"
 global scripts
 scripts = []
 
-from bt.signal import *
+from bt.signal import register
 from bt import file
 from bt import cmd
+from bt.message import write
 
 
 def add(script):
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ def runScript(script):
 
 
 def runScripts():
+	global scripts
 	for script in scripts:
 		runScript(script)
 	cmd.run("exit")
@@ -36,7 +38,7 @@ def runScripts():
 def checkForScripts():
 	global scripts
 	if len(scripts) > 0:
-		register("scion-begin",runScripts,50)
+		register("scion-begin",runScripts,0)
 
 
 register("scion-plugins-loaded",checkForScripts)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/core/bt/settings.py b/src/core/bt/settings.py
index 8ac76202..a1c8b250 100644
--- a/src/core/bt/settings.py
+++ b/src/core/bt/settings.py
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ class Settings(dict):
 
 
 	def has(self,key):
-		return (key.upper() in self)
+		return (key.lower() in self)
 
 
 	def init(self,key,value):
@@ -54,19 +54,19 @@ class Settings(dict):
 
 
 	def __setitem__(self,key,value):
-		key = key.upper()
+		key = key.lower()
 		dict.__setitem__(self,key,value)
 
 
 	def __getitem__(self,key):
-		key = key.upper()
+		key = key.lower()
 		if self.has(key)==True:
 			return dict.__getitem__(self,key)
 		return None
 
 
 	def __delitem__(self,key):
-		dict.__delitem__(self,key.upper())
+		dict.__delitem__(self,key.lower())
 
 
 	def load(self):
diff --git a/src/core/scion.py b/src/core/scion.py
index fdb32f39..4f7806d3 100644
--- a/src/core/scion.py
+++ b/src/core/scion.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ def loadPluginPath(path):
 
 # Begin our main loop
 def main():
-	for path in session.settings.get("PLUGPATH"):
+	for path in session.settings["PLUGPATH"]:
 		loadPluginPath(path)
 
 	emit("scion-plugins-loaded")
diff --git a/src/core/session.py b/src/core/session.py
index 9f800392..8996a0dd 100644
--- a/src/core/session.py
+++ b/src/core/session.py
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@
 
 __author__="bjschuma"
 __date__ ="$Feb 17, 2010 9:18:50 PM$"
-
+import sys
+import getopt
 
 from bt.settings import Settings
 from bt.alias import Alias
@@ -28,6 +29,27 @@ def setSession():
 	mkdir(path)
 	settings["session"] = path
 	write("Using session: " + path,2)
+
+
+def parseInput():
+	from bt import scripting
+	write("Parsing user input",1)
+	input = sys.argv[1:]
+	write(input,True)
+	optc = "vp:s:"
+	long = ["verbose", "path=", "script="]
+
+	# Attempt to parse user input
+	try:
+		opts, args = getopt.getopt(input, optc,	long)
+		for opt in opts:
+			if opt[0] == "-p":
+				settings["plugpath"] += [opt[1]]
+			elif opt[0] == "-s":
+				scripting.add(opt[1])
+		settings["args"] = args
+	except getopt.GetoptError, e:
+		write(e.msg)
 	
 
 
@@ -38,6 +60,8 @@ settings.setdefaults()
 manager = Manager()
 alias = Alias()
 
+parseInput()
+
 # Register functions to call when all plugins have been loaded
 signal.register("scion-plugins-loaded",proc.setup,0)
-signal.register("scion-plugins-loaded",setSession,0)
+signal.register("scion-plugins-loaded",setSession,1)
diff --git a/src/core/settings.py b/src/core/settings.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 720fb1c5..00000000
--- a/src/core/settings.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-import os.path
-__author__="bjschuma"
-__date__ ="$Dec 4, 2009 4:04:24 PM$"
-
-
-# Parse the user input
-def parseInput():
-	write("Parsing user input",True)
-	input = sys.argv[1:]
-	write(input,True)
-	optc = "vp:s:"
-	long = ["verbose", "path=", "script="]
-
-	# Attempt to parse user input
-	try:
-		opts, args = getopt.getopt(input, optc,	long)
-		for opt in opts:
-			if opt[0] == "-p":
-				set("plugpath",get("plugpath")+[opt[1]])
-			elif opt[0] == "-s":
-				scripting.add(opt[1])
-		set("ARGS", args)
-	except getopt.GetoptError, e:
-		error(e.msg)
-		return
-