diff --git a/src/meta.js b/src/meta.js
index 4aa65f6719..8624f63ed4 100644
--- a/src/meta.js
+++ b/src/meta.js
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ var async = require('async'),
 		async.series([
 			async.apply(plugins.clearRequireCache),
 			async.apply(plugins.reload),
+			async.apply(plugins.reloadRoutes),
 			function(next) {
 				async.parallel([
 					async.apply(Meta.js.minify, false),
diff --git a/src/plugins.js b/src/plugins.js
index 4dee3a79d9..a32403e2ab 100644
--- a/src/plugins.js
+++ b/src/plugins.js
@@ -120,19 +120,23 @@ var fs = require('fs'),
 				});
 
 				next();
-			},
-			async.apply(Plugins.reloadRoutes)
+			}
 		], callback);
 	};
 
 	Plugins.reloadRoutes = function(callback) {
+		callback = callback || function() {};
 		var router = express.Router();
 		router.hotswapId = 'plugins';
 		router.render = function() {
 			app.render.apply(app, arguments);
 		};
 
-		Plugins.fireHook('static:app.load', {app: app, router: router, middleware: middleware, controllers: controllers}, function() {
+		Plugins.fireHook('static:app.load', {app: app, router: router, middleware: middleware, controllers: controllers}, function(err) {
+			if (err) {
+				return winston.error('[plugins] Encountered error while executing post-router plugins hooks: ' + err.message);
+			}
+
 			hotswap.replace('plugins', router);
 			winston.verbose('[plugins] All plugins reloaded and rerouted');
 			callback();
diff --git a/src/routes/index.js b/src/routes/index.js
index 56bd177205..fb7781bee7 100644
--- a/src/routes/index.js
+++ b/src/routes/index.js
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ module.exports = function(app, middleware) {
 
 
 	// Add plugin routes
-	plugins.init(app, middleware);
+	plugins.reloadRoutes();
 	authRoutes.reloadRoutes();
 };
 
diff --git a/src/webserver.js b/src/webserver.js
index bd4acb231f..8671209113 100644
--- a/src/webserver.js
+++ b/src/webserver.js
@@ -55,10 +55,21 @@ if(nconf.get('ssl')) {
 				async.apply(!skipLess ? meta.css.minify : meta.css.getFromFile),
 				async.apply(meta.sounds.init)
 			]);
+
+			plugins.fireHook('static:app.preload', {
+				app: app,
+				middleware: middleware
+			}, function(err) {
+				if (err) {
+					return winston.error('[plugins] Encountered error while executing pre-router plugins hooks: ' + err.message);
+				}
+
+				routes(app, middleware);
+			});
 		});
 
 		middleware = middleware(app);
-		routes(app, middleware);
+		plugins.init(app, middleware);
 
 		// Load server-side template helpers
 		helpers.register();