diff --git a/plugins/commands.py b/plugins/commands.py
index bf4b679..1c15612 100644
--- a/plugins/commands.py
+++ b/plugins/commands.py
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ def rehash(irc, source, args):
         for network, sdata in new_conf['servers'].items():
             # New server was added. Connect them if not already connected.
             if network not in world.networkobjects:
-                proto = utils.getProtoModule(sdata['protocol'])
+                proto = utils.getProtocolModule(sdata['protocol'])
                 world.networkobjects[network] = classes.Irc(network, proto, new_conf)
         irc.reply("Done.")
 
diff --git a/pylink b/pylink
index 75b11c6..4e4ff74 100755
--- a/pylink
+++ b/pylink
@@ -39,10 +39,18 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
                 log.debug('Calling main() function of plugin %r', pl)
                 pl.main()
 
-    for network in conf.conf['servers']:
-        proto = utils.getProtoModule(conf.conf['servers'][network]['protocol'])
+    # Initialize all the networks one by one
+    for network, sdata in conf.conf['servers'].items():
+
+        protoname = sdata['protocol']
+
+        # Fetch the correct protocol module
+        proto = utils.getProtocolModule(protoname)
         world.networkobjects[network] = irc = classes.Irc(network, proto, conf.conf)
+
+        # Call coreplugin's initialization method
         log.debug('Calling main() function of coreplugin on network %s', irc.name)
         coreplugin.main(irc)
+
     world.started.set()
     log.info("loaded plugins: %s", world.plugins)
diff --git a/utils.py b/utils.py
index d62b4de..5d78f78 100644
--- a/utils.py
+++ b/utils.py
@@ -519,7 +519,7 @@ def loadModuleFromFolder(name, folder):
     m = importlib.machinery.SourceFileLoader(name, fullpath).load_module()
     return m
 
-def getProtoModule(protoname):
+def getProtocolModule(protoname):
     """Imports and returns the protocol module requested."""
     return loadModuleFromFolder(protoname, world.protocols_folder)