diff --git a/rsbbs/pluginloader.py b/rsbbs/pluginloader.py
index 102089b..58c5f8d 100644
--- a/rsbbs/pluginloader.py
+++ b/rsbbs/pluginloader.py
@@ -25,42 +25,38 @@ class PluginLoader():
     def __init__(self, api) -> None:
         self.api = api
         self.plugins = []
+        self.plugins_dir = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), 'plugins')
+        self._prefix = 'rsbbs.plugins'
+        self._identifier = 'plugin'
 
-    def load_plugins(self) -> None:
-        # Path to command plugin directory
-        plugins_dir = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), 'plugins')
-
+    @property
+    def _plugin_dirs(self) -> list:
         # Discover all subdirectories in the plugins directory
         plugin_dirs = [d
-                       for d in os.listdir(plugins_dir)
-                       if os.path.isdir(os.path.join(plugins_dir, d)) 
+                       for d in os.listdir(self.plugins_dir)
+                       if os.path.isdir(os.path.join(self.plugins_dir, d)) 
                        and not d.startswith('__')]
+        return plugin_dirs
 
-        if self.api.config.debug:
-            print(f"Plugin dirs: {plugin_dirs}")
+    def load_plugin(self, plugin_dir) -> None:
+        try:
+            # Import the module containing the plugin class
+            plugin_module = importlib.import_module(
+                f"{self._prefix}.{plugin_dir}.{self._identifier}")
 
+            # Get a reference to the plugin class
+            plugin_class = plugin_module.Plugin
+
+            # Initialize an instance of the plugin class, passing api as an
+            # argument
+            plugin = plugin_class(self.api)
+
+            # Add the loaded plugin to the list of plugins
+            self.plugins.append(plugin)
+        except Exception as e:
+            raise
+
+    def load_plugins(self) -> None:
         # Loop over each plugin directory
-        for plugin_dir in plugin_dirs:
-            try:
-                # Import the module containing the plugin class
-                if self.api.config.debug:
-                    print(f"Import rsbbs.plugins.{plugin_dir}.plugin")
-
-                plugin_module = importlib.import_module(
-                    f"rsbbs.plugins.{plugin_dir}.plugin")
-
-                # Get a reference to the plugin class
-                plugin_class = plugin_module.Plugin
-
-                # Initialize an instance of the plugin class, passing api as an
-                # argument
-                plugin = plugin_class(self.api)
-
-                # Add the loaded plugin to the list of plugins
-                self.plugins.append(plugin)
-            except Exception as e:
-                if self.api.config.debug:
-                    print(f"{e}")
-                    raise
-                else:
-                    continue
+        for plugin_dir in self._plugin_dirs:
+            self.load_plugin(plugin_dir)