diff --git a/plugins/c9.ide.server/plugins.js b/plugins/c9.ide.server/plugins.js
index 64c2fe89..4ba4113c 100644
--- a/plugins/c9.ide.server/plugins.js
+++ b/plugins/c9.ide.server/plugins.js
@@ -86,9 +86,11 @@ define(function(require, exports, module) {
                 }]);
 
                 statics.addStatics(externalPlugins.map(function(plugin) {
+                    if (typeof plugin == "string")
+                        plugin = { path: plugin, mount: plugin};
                     return {
-                        path: __dirname + "/../../node_modules/" + plugin,
-                        mount: "/plugins/" + plugin
+                        path: __dirname + "/../../node_modules/" + plugin.path,
+                        mount: "/plugins/" + plugin.mount
                     };
                 }));