gistfile1.txt

diff --git a/plugins.js b/plugins.js
index 4ef6345..8af4158 100644
--- a/plugins.js
+++ b/plugins.js
@@ -193,9 +193,8 @@ plugins._load_and_compile_plugin = function (name) {
         throw 'Loading plugin ' + name + ' failed: ' + last_err;
     }
     var custom_require = function _haraka_require (module) {
-        if (!/^\./.test(module)) {
-            return require(module);
-        }
+        if (!/^\./.test(module)) return require(module);
+        if (/package\.json$/.test(fp[i])) return require(module);
 
         if (utils.existsSync(__dirname + '/' + module + '.js') ||
             utils.existsSync(__dirname + '/' + module)) {