diff --git a/config/plugins.py b/config/plugins.py
index ef50bb7..e19fff9 100644
--- a/config/plugins.py
+++ b/config/plugins.py
@@ -1,13 +1,10 @@
 #!/usr/bin/python
-#plugin handler
-import sys, os, glob
-cwd = os.getcwd()
-sys.path.append(cwd+"/lib")
-
 import juci_to_python_api as juci
+import glob
+
 def loadplugins():
-    plugin_files = glob.glob(cwd+"/plugins/*.py")
+    plugin_files = glob.glob("../plugins/*.py")
     for current_file in plugin_files:
         juci.initPlugin(current_file)
-
 loadplugins()
+
diff --git a/src/api.cc b/src/api.cc
index 4cf9242..6d6b9e2 100644
--- a/src/api.cc
+++ b/src/api.cc
@@ -18,12 +18,6 @@ PluginApi::PluginApi(Notebook* notebook) {
   DEBUG("Plugins initiated..");
 }
 
-std::string PluginApi::ProjectPath() {
-  int MAXPATHLEN = 50;
-  char temp[MAXPATHLEN];
-  return ( getcwd(temp, MAXPATHLEN) ? std::string( temp ) : std::string("") );
-}
-
 void PluginApi::ReplaceWord(std::string word) {
   Glib::RefPtr<Gtk::TextBuffer> buffer = libjuci::BufferFromNotebook();
   Gtk::TextIter word_start = libjuci::IterFromNotebook();
@@ -57,7 +51,8 @@ std::string PluginApi::GetWord() {
 }
 
 void PluginApi::InitPlugins() {
-  libjuci::LoadPlugin(ProjectPath()+"/plugins.py");
+  std::string path(getenv("HOME"));
+  libjuci::LoadPlugin(path + "/.juci/config/plugins.py");
 }
 
 void PluginApi::AddMenuElement(std::string plugin_name) {
diff --git a/src/api.h b/src/api.h
index 6292c07..4468631 100644
--- a/src/api.h
+++ b/src/api.h
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ public:
   static Menu* menu_;
   static Notebook* notebook;
   static void InitPlugins();
-  static std::string ProjectPath();
   // for Python module:
   static std::string GetWord();
   // menu management