 			$objectcache(action="clear");
 		}
 
-		$loadPlugins();
 		$loadRoutes();
 
 		// add all public controller / view methods to a list of methods that you should not be allowed to call as a controller action from the url

		application.wheels.nonExistingHelperFiles = "";
		application.wheels.routes = [];
		application.wheels.namedRoutePositions = {};
		application.wheels.cache = {};
		application.wheels.cache.sql = {};
		application.wheels.cache.image = {};

				application.wheels.protectedControllerMethods = ListAppend(application.wheels.protectedControllerMethods, loc.method);
		}

		$loadPlugins();

		// create the dispatcher that will handle all incoming requests
		application.wheels.dispatch = $createObjectFromRoot(path="wheels", fileName="Dispatch", method="$init");

