diff --git a/openlp/core/pluginmanager.py b/openlp/core/pluginmanager.py
index 7d042efb0..ec1a44dfd 100644
--- a/openlp/core/pluginmanager.py
+++ b/openlp/core/pluginmanager.py
@@ -51,18 +51,23 @@ class PluginManager(object):
         """
         Scan the directory dir for objects inheriting from openlp.plugin
         """
-        log.debug("find plugins " + str(dir))
+        startdepth=len(os.path.abspath(dir).split(os.sep))
+        log.debug("find plugins %s at depth %d" %( str(dir), startdepth))
+        
         for root, dirs, files in os.walk(dir):
             for name in files:
                 if name.endswith(".py") and not name.startswith("__"):
                     path = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(root, name))
+                    thisdepth=len(path.split(os.sep))
+                    if thisdepth-startdepth > 2: # skip anything lower down
+                        continue
                     modulename, pyext = os.path.splitext(path)
                     prefix = os.path.commonprefix([self.basepath, path])
                     # hack off the plugin base path
                     modulename = modulename[len(prefix) + 1:]
                     modulename = modulename.replace(os.path.sep, '.')
                     # import the modules
-                    log.debug("Importing %s from %s." % (modulename, path))
+                    log.debug("Importing %s from %s. Depth %d" % (modulename, path, thisdepth))
                     try:
                         __import__(modulename, globals(), locals(), [])
                     except ImportError, e:
diff --git a/openlp/core/test/test_plugin_manager.py b/openlp/core/test/test_plugin_manager.py
index 2d16484cd..bf04ec269 100644
--- a/openlp/core/test/test_plugin_manager.py
+++ b/openlp/core/test/test_plugin_manager.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ class TestPluginManager:
         # see which ones we've got
         assert ("testplugin1" in names)
         assert ("testplugin2" in names)
-        # and not got!
+        # and not got - it's too deep in the hierarchy!
         assert ("testplugin3" not in names)
         # test that the weighting is done right
         assert p.plugins[0].name=="testplugin2"
diff --git a/openlp/core/test/testplugins/deeper/__init__.py b/openlp/core/test/testplugins/deeper/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8b1378917
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openlp/core/test/testplugins/deeper/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+
diff --git a/openlp/core/test/testplugins/deeper/toodeep/__init__.py b/openlp/core/test/testplugins/deeper/toodeep/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8b1378917
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openlp/core/test/testplugins/deeper/toodeep/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+
diff --git a/openlp/core/test/testplugins/deeper/toodeep/plugin3toodeep.py b/openlp/core/test/testplugins/deeper/toodeep/plugin3toodeep.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0f2d56d7a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openlp/core/test/testplugins/deeper/toodeep/plugin3toodeep.py
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+from openlp.core.lib import Plugin
+import logging
+
+class testplugin3toodeep(Plugin):
+    name="testplugin3"
+    version=0
+    global log
+    log=logging.getLogger("testplugin1")
+    log.info("Started")
+    weight=10
+    def __init__(self):
+        pass
+        
diff --git a/openlp/core/test/testplugins/testplugin1.py b/openlp/core/test/testplugins/testplugin1.py
index c681e00d2..1641817a4 100644
--- a/openlp/core/test/testplugins/testplugin1.py
+++ b/openlp/core/test/testplugins/testplugin1.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ class testplugin1(Plugin):
     global log
     log=logging.getLogger("testplugin1")
     log.info("Started")
-    Weight=10
+    weight=10
     def __init__(self):
         pass
         
diff --git a/openlp/core/test/testplugins/testplugin2/testplugin2.py b/openlp/core/test/testplugins/testplugin2/testplugin2.py
index 4956d80d3..c1687d2d9 100644
--- a/openlp/core/test/testplugins/testplugin2/testplugin2.py
+++ b/openlp/core/test/testplugins/testplugin2/testplugin2.py
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@ from openlp.core.lib import Plugin
 class testplugin2(Plugin):
     name="testplugin2"
     version=1
-    Weight=1
+    weight=1
     def __init__(self):
         pass