diff --git a/rtmbot.py b/rtmbot.py
index 3bd4184..223e115 100755
--- a/rtmbot.py
+++ b/rtmbot.py
@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@ def output(self):
                     if limiter == True:
                         time.sleep(.1)
                         limiter = False
-                    message = output[1].encode('ascii','ignore')
-                    channel.send_message("{}".format(message))
+                    #message = output[1].encode('ascii','ignore')
+                    channel.send_message(u"{}".format(output[1]))
                     limiter = True
     def crons(self):
         for plugin in self.bot_plugins:
@@ -82,7 +82,11 @@ class Plugin(object):
     def __init__(self, name, plugin_config={}):
         self.name = name
         self.jobs = []
-        self.module = __import__(name)
+        try:
+            self.module = __import__(name)
+        except ImportError:
+            import imp
+            self.module = imp.load_source(name.split('\\')[-1], name + '.py')
         self.register_jobs()
         self.outputs = []
         if name in config: