diff --git a/plugins/Owner/plugin.py b/plugins/Owner/plugin.py
index 7230710ca..d2a67c099 100644
--- a/plugins/Owner/plugin.py
+++ b/plugins/Owner/plugin.py
@@ -203,10 +203,11 @@ class Owner(callbacks.Plugin):
             if irc != newIrc:
                 newIrc.state.history = irc.state.history
         driver = drivers.newDriver(newIrc)
+        self._loadPlugins(newIrc)
         return newIrc
 
-    def do001(self, irc, msg):
-        self.log.info('Loading plugins (connected to %s).', irc.network)
+    def _loadPlugins(self, irc):
+        self.log.info('Loading plugins (connecting to %s).', irc.network)
         alwaysLoadImportant = conf.supybot.plugins.alwaysLoadImportant()
         important = conf.supybot.commands.defaultPlugins.importantPlugins()
         for (name, value) in conf.supybot.plugins.getValues(fullNames=False):
diff --git a/scripts/supybot b/scripts/supybot
index 976656bef..b0f8485e2 100644
--- a/scripts/supybot
+++ b/scripts/supybot
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
     import supybot.plugins.Owner as Owner
 
     owner = Owner.Class()
-    irclib._callbacks.append(owner)
+    #irclib._callbacks.append(owner)
 
     if options.profile:
         import profile
diff --git a/src/irclib.py b/src/irclib.py
index cf818ac8e..5f2695f5e 100644
--- a/src/irclib.py
+++ b/src/irclib.py
@@ -82,7 +82,8 @@ class IrcCallback(IrcCommandDispatcher):
         super(IrcCallback, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def __repr__(self):
-        return '<%s %s>' % (self.__class__.__name__, self.name())
+        return '<%s %s %s>' % \
+               (self.__class__.__name__, self.name(), object.__repr__(self))
 
     def name(self):
         """Returns the name of the callback."""