diff --git a/lib/RssBraider.js b/lib/RssBraider.js
index 073cb53..7152ea3 100644
--- a/lib/RssBraider.js
+++ b/lib/RssBraider.js
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ var RssBraider = function (options) {
     this.indent = options.indent || "    ";
     this.dedupe_fields = options.dedupe_fields || []; // The fields to use to identify duplicate articles
     this.date_sort_order = options.date_sort_order || "desc";
-
+    this.plugins_directories = options.plugins_directories || [];
     // load plugins from plugins folder
     // TODO, specify plugins location
     this.plugins = {};
@@ -25,16 +25,21 @@ var RssBraider = function (options) {
 
 // loadup self.plugins with the plugin functions
 RssBraider.prototype.loadPlugins = function () {
-    var self = this,
-        path = __dirname + '/plugins',
-        filenames = fs.readdirSync(path);
+    var self = this;
 
-    // load up each file and assign it to the plugins
-    filenames.forEach(function(filename){
-        var plugin_name = filename.replace(/.js$/, '');
-        self.plugins[plugin_name] = require(path + '/' + plugin_name);
-        // logger.info("plugin loaded:", plugin_name);
+    if (self.plugins_directories.length < 1) {
+        logger.info("No plugins_directories specified. No plugins loaded.");
+    }
+
+    self.plugins_directories.forEach(function(dir){
+        // load up each file and assign it to the plugins
+        filenames.forEach(function(filename){
+            var plugin_name = filename.replace(/.js$/, '');
+            self.plugins[plugin_name] = require(path + '/' + plugin_name);
+            // logger.info("plugin loaded:", plugin_name);
+        });
     });
+
 };
 
 RssBraider.prototype.feedExists = function (feed_name) {