diff --git a/deluge/plugins/blocklist/blocklist/__init__.py b/deluge/plugins/blocklist/blocklist/__init__.py
index a87514d0b..06cb9dbd8 100644
--- a/deluge/plugins/blocklist/blocklist/__init__.py
+++ b/deluge/plugins/blocklist/blocklist/__init__.py
@@ -26,10 +26,19 @@
 from deluge.plugins.init import PluginInitBase
 
 class CorePlugin(PluginInitBase):
-    from core import Core as _plugin_cls
+    def __init__(self, plugin_name):
+        from core import Core as _plugin_cls
+        self._plugin_cls = _plugin_cls
+        super(CorePlugin, self).__init__(plugin_name)
 
 class GtkUIPlugin(PluginInitBase):
-    from gtkui import GtkUI as _plugin_cls
+    def __init__(self, plugin_name):
+        from gtkui import GtkUI as _plugin_cls
+        self._plugin_cls = _plugin_cls
+        super(GtkUIPlugin, self).__init__(plugin_name)
 
 class WebUIPlugin(PluginInitBase):
-    from webui import WebUI as _plugin_cls
+    def __init__(self, plugin_name):
+        from webui import WebUI as _plugin_cls
+        self._plugin_cls = _plugin_cls
+        super(WebUIPlugin, self).__init__(plugin_name)
diff --git a/deluge/plugins/example/example/__init__.py b/deluge/plugins/example/example/__init__.py
index f9bf59cfe..823eba505 100644
--- a/deluge/plugins/example/example/__init__.py
+++ b/deluge/plugins/example/example/__init__.py
@@ -25,10 +25,19 @@
 from deluge.plugins.init import PluginInitBase
 
 class CorePlugin(PluginInitBase):
-    from core import Core as _plugin_cls
+    def __init__(self, plugin_name):
+        from core import Core as _plugin_cls
+        self._plugin_cls = _plugin_cls
+        super(CorePlugin, self).__init__(plugin_name)
 
 class GtkUIPlugin(PluginInitBase):
-    from gtkui import GtkUI as _plugin_cls
+    def __init__(self, plugin_name):
+        from gtkui import GtkUI as _plugin_cls
+        self._plugin_cls = _plugin_cls
+        super(GtkUIPlugin, self).__init__(plugin_name)
 
 class WebUIPlugin(PluginInitBase):
-    from webui import WebUI as _plugin_cls
+    def __init__(self, plugin_name):
+        from webui import WebUI as _plugin_cls
+        self._plugin_cls = _plugin_cls
+        super(WebUIPlugin, self).__init__(plugin_name)
diff --git a/deluge/plugins/label/label/__init__.py b/deluge/plugins/label/label/__init__.py
index 26a8574e6..1c7353178 100644
--- a/deluge/plugins/label/label/__init__.py
+++ b/deluge/plugins/label/label/__init__.py
@@ -25,10 +25,19 @@
 from deluge.plugins.init import PluginInitBase
 
 class CorePlugin(PluginInitBase):
-    from core import Core as _plugin_cls
+    def __init__(self, plugin_name):
+        from core import Core as _plugin_cls
+        self._plugin_cls = _plugin_cls
+        super(CorePlugin, self).__init__(plugin_name)
 
 class GtkUIPlugin(PluginInitBase):
-    from gtkui import GtkUI as _plugin_cls
+    def __init__(self, plugin_name):
+        from gtkui import GtkUI as _plugin_cls
+        self._plugin_cls = _plugin_cls
+        super(GtkUIPlugin, self).__init__(plugin_name)
 
 class WebUIPlugin(PluginInitBase):
-    from webui import WebUI as _plugin_cls
+    def __init__(self, plugin_name):
+        from webui import WebUI as _plugin_cls
+        self._plugin_cls = _plugin_cls
+        super(WebUIPlugin, self).__init__(plugin_name)
diff --git a/deluge/scripts/create_plugin.py b/deluge/scripts/create_plugin.py
index dd2bedc9d..edb3dd8b0 100644
--- a/deluge/scripts/create_plugin.py
+++ b/deluge/scripts/create_plugin.py
@@ -135,13 +135,22 @@ INIT = """
 from deluge.plugins.init import PluginInitBase
 
 class CorePlugin(PluginInitBase):
-    from core import Core as _plugin_cls
+    def __init__(self, plugin_name):
+        from core import Core as _plugin_cls
+        self._plugin_cls = _plugin_cls
+        super(CorePlugin, self).__init__(plugin_name)
 
 class GtkUIPlugin(PluginInitBase):
-    from gtkui import GtkUI as _plugin_cls
+    def __init__(self, plugin_name):
+        from gtkui import GtkUI as _plugin_cls
+        self._plugin_cls = _plugin_cls
+        super(GtkUIPlugin, self).__init__(plugin_name)
 
 class WebUIPlugin(PluginInitBase):
-    from webui import WebUI as _plugin_cls
+    def __init__(self, plugin_name):
+        from webui import WebUI as _plugin_cls
+        self._plugin_cls = _plugin_cls
+        super(WebUIPlugin, self).__init__(plugin_name)
 """