diff --git a/cmd/geth/main.go b/cmd/geth/main.go
index 4e6ba7b56..5660a581f 100644
--- a/cmd/geth/main.go
+++ b/cmd/geth/main.go
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ package geth
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
-	"path"
 	"sort"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
@@ -342,14 +341,7 @@ func prepare(ctx *cli.Context) {
 // blocking mode, waiting for it to be shut down.
 func geth(ctx *cli.Context) error {
 	//begin PluGeth code injection
-	var pluginsDir string
-	if ctx.IsSet(utils.PluginsDirFlag.Name) {
-		pluginsDir = ctx.String(utils.PluginsDirFlag.Name)
-	} else {
-		pluginsDir = path.Join(ctx.String(utils.DataDirFlag.Name), "plugins")
-	}
-
-	if err := plugins.Initialize(pluginsDir, ctx); err != nil {
+	if err := plugins.Initialize(ctx.String(utils.PluginsDirFlag.Name), ctx); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	prepare(ctx)
diff --git a/cmd/utils/flags.go b/cmd/utils/flags.go
index 62bef192d..a77739215 100644
--- a/cmd/utils/flags.go
+++ b/cmd/utils/flags.go
@@ -91,7 +91,8 @@ var (
 	//begin PluGeth code injection
 	PluginsDirFlag = &flags.DirectoryFlag{
 		Name:     "pluginsdir",
-		Usage:    "Directory for plugins (default = datadir/plugins)",
+		Usage:    "Directory for plugins",
+		Value:    flags.DirectoryString(filepath.Join(node.DefaultDataDir(), "plugins")),
 		Category: flags.EthCategory,
 	}
 	//end PluGeth code injection
diff --git a/plugins/plugin_loader.go b/plugins/plugin_loader.go
index 1e059d9bb..dfb4af030 100644
--- a/plugins/plugin_loader.go
+++ b/plugins/plugin_loader.go
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ func Lookup(name string, validate func(interface{}) bool) []interface{} {
 var DefaultPluginLoader *PluginLoader
 
 func NewPluginLoader(target string) (*PluginLoader, error) {
-	log.Info("Loading plugins from directory.", "path", target)
+	log.Info("Loading plugins from directory", "path", target)
 	pl := &PluginLoader{
 		Plugins:     []pluginDetails{},
 		Subcommands: make(map[string]Subcommand),