diff --git a/scripts/supybot-newplugin b/scripts/supybot-newplugin
index 56d71af07..849244f0a 100755
--- a/scripts/supybot-newplugin
+++ b/scripts/supybot-newplugin
@@ -88,7 +88,9 @@ __contributors__ = {}
 
 import supybot.conf as conf
 import supybot.utils as utils
+from supybot.commands import *
 import supybot.plugins as plugins
+import supybot.ircutils as ircutils
 import supybot.privmsgs as privmsgs
 import supybot.registry as registry
 import supybot.callbacks as callbacks
@@ -103,6 +105,9 @@ def configure(advanced):
     conf.registerPlugin(%r, True)
 
 
+conf.registerPlugin(%s)
+# This is where your configuration variables (if any) should go.
+
 class %s(%s):
     %s
 
@@ -187,7 +192,7 @@ def main():
             name = name[:-3]
 
     fd = file(name + '.py', 'w')
-    fd.write(template % ('Id', name, name, className, threaded, name))
+    fd.write(template % ('Id', name, name, name, className, threaded, name))
     fd.close()
     print 'Your new plugin template is %s.py.' % name