diff --git a/dr.botzo.py b/dr.botzo.py
index 15ffca8..84f6ebe 100644
--- a/dr.botzo.py
+++ b/dr.botzo.py
@@ -147,7 +147,9 @@ try:
     mods = cfgmodlist.split(',')
     for mod in mods:
         # try to load each module
+        mod = mod.strip()
         modstr = 'modules.'+mod
+        print "DEBUG: attempting to load module %s" % (modstr)
         __import__(modstr)
         module = sys.modules[modstr]
         botmod = eval('module.' + mod + '(config, server, modlist)')
diff --git a/modules/__init__.py b/modules/__init__.py
index 798ebf1..fec4191 100644
--- a/modules/__init__.py
+++ b/modules/__init__.py
@@ -1,25 +1,4 @@
-import os
-import sys
-import glob
-import re
-
-files = glob.glob(os.path.dirname(__file__)+"/*.py")
 __all__ = []
 
-initre = re.compile('__init__')
-
-for i in files:
-    if initre.search(i):
-        continue
-
-    i = os.path.basename(i)
-    lastDot = i.rfind(".")
-    i = i[0:lastDot]
-    __all__.append(i)
-    # This line is essentially: from i import *
-    __import__(i, locals(), globals(), ["*"])
-
-__all__ = list(set(__all__))
-
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