diff --git a/src/plugins.js b/src/plugins.js
index f337ff01..665d5276 100644
--- a/src/plugins.js
+++ b/src/plugins.js
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ module.exports = class Plugins {
     log('path: ', this.path)
     this.availableExtensions = new Set([
       'onApp', 'onWindow', 'decorateMenu', 'decorateWindow',
-      'decorateConfig', 'setDispatcher'
+      'decorateConfig', 'initRenderer', 'onCheckForSubtitles'
     ])
 
     this.forceUpdate = false
@@ -75,30 +75,20 @@ module.exports = class Plugins {
     }, ms('5h'))
   }
 
-  initRenderer (dispatch) {
-    this.setDispatcherOnPlugins(dispatch)
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Pass WebTorrent renderer dispatcher to each plugin that's
-   * interested. Interested plugins will set a 'setDispatcher'
-   * method to get it.
-   *
-   * @param {object} dispatch WebTorrent dispatcher
-   */
-  setDispatcherOnPlugins (dispatch) {
+  initRenderer (params) {
     this.modules.forEach(plugin => {
-      if (plugin.setDispatcher) {
-        plugin.setDispatcher(dispatch)
+      if (plugin.initRenderer) {
+        plugin.initRenderer(params)
       }
     })
   }
 
-  on (action) {
+  on (action, params) {
+    log(`ON ${action}:`, params)
     this.modules.forEach(plugin => {
       const actionName = this.capitalizeFirstLetter(action)
       const actionHandler = plugin[`on${actionName}`]
-      if (actionHandler) actionHandler()
+      if (actionHandler) actionHandler(params)
     })
   }
 
@@ -332,6 +322,10 @@ module.exports = class Plugins {
 
     const load = (path) => {
       let mod
+      if (!path.match(/\/$/)) {
+        path += '/'
+      }
+
       try {
         // eslint-disable-next-line import/no-dynamic-require
         mod = require(path)
@@ -347,6 +341,8 @@ module.exports = class Plugins {
 
         return mod
       } catch (err) {
+        log('Require plugins ERROR:', err)
+        this.alert(`Error loading plugin: ${path}`)
         // plugin not installed
         // node_modules removed? did a manual plugin uninstall?
         // try installing and then loading if successfull
diff --git a/src/renderer/main.js b/src/renderer/main.js
index 9189d6a2..35c7ceb1 100644
--- a/src/renderer/main.js
+++ b/src/renderer/main.js
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ function onState (err, _state) {
   }
 
   plugins.init(state)
-  plugins.initRenderer(dispatch)
+  plugins.initRenderer({dispatch, state})
 
   // Add first page to location history
   state.location.go({
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ function dispatch (action, ...args) {
   }
 
   const handler = dispatchHandlers[action]
-  plugins.on(action)
+  plugins.on(action, ...args)
   if (handler) handler(...args)
   else console.error('Missing dispatch handler: ' + action)