diff --git a/scripts/ibid-db b/scripts/ibid-db
index 9536b9f..1595a40 100755
--- a/scripts/ibid-db
+++ b/scripts/ibid-db
@@ -83,6 +83,14 @@ def dump_table(table, db):
     return rows
 
 if options.upgrade is not None:
+    for module in getModule('ibid.plugins').iterModules():
+        try:
+            __import__(module.name)
+        except Exception, e:
+            if options.verbose:
+                print >> stderr, u"Couldn't load %s plugin: %s" % (
+                        module.name.replace('ibid.plugins.', ''), unicode(e))
+                    
     db = DatabaseManager(check_schema_versions=False)['ibid']
     if not db.bind.has_table('schema'):
         print >> stderr, ("Database doesn't appear to contain an Ibid. "