diff --git a/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/plugin/ExplodedSmp.java b/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/plugin/ExplodedSmp.java
index eb48534ed1..d1fe214f50 100644
--- a/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/plugin/ExplodedSmp.java
+++ b/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/plugin/ExplodedSmp.java
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ package sonia.scm.plugin;
 //~--- non-JDK imports --------------------------------------------------------
 
 import com.google.common.base.Function;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
 //~--- JDK imports ------------------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -52,17 +54,18 @@ import java.util.Set;
 public final class ExplodedSmp implements Comparable<ExplodedSmp>
 {
 
+  private static final Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(ExplodedSmp.class);
+
   /**
    * Constructs ...
    *
    *
    * @param path
-   * @param pluginId
-   * @param dependencies
    * @param plugin
    */
   ExplodedSmp(Path path, Plugin plugin)
   {
+    logger.trace("create exploded scm for plugin {} and dependencies {}", plugin.getInformation().getName(), plugin.getDependencies());
     this.path = path;
     this.plugin = plugin;
   }
diff --git a/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/plugin/PluginNode.java b/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/plugin/PluginNode.java
index 281fb2eab1..e28ccff2ff 100644
--- a/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/plugin/PluginNode.java
+++ b/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/plugin/PluginNode.java
@@ -175,6 +175,11 @@ public final class PluginNode
     this.wrapper = wrapper;
   }
 
+  @Override
+  public String toString() {
+    return plugin.getPath().toString() + " -> " + children;
+  }
+
   //~--- fields ---------------------------------------------------------------
 
   /** Field description */
diff --git a/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/plugin/PluginProcessor.java b/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/plugin/PluginProcessor.java
index 4e4e97591a..11308789f4 100644
--- a/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/plugin/PluginProcessor.java
+++ b/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/plugin/PluginProcessor.java
@@ -162,34 +162,29 @@ public final class PluginProcessor
 
     Set<Path> archives = collect(pluginDirectory, new PluginArchiveFilter());
 
-    if (logger.isDebugEnabled())
-    {
-      logger.debug("extract {} archives", archives.size());
-    }
+    logger.debug("extract {} archives", archives.size());
 
     extract(archives);
 
     List<Path> dirs = collectPluginDirectories(pluginDirectory);
 
-    if (logger.isDebugEnabled())
-    {
-      logger.debug("process {} directories", dirs.size());
-    }
+    logger.debug("process {} directories: {}", dirs.size(), dirs);
 
     List<ExplodedSmp> smps = Lists.transform(dirs, new PathTransformer());
 
     logger.trace("start building plugin tree");
 
-    List<PluginNode> rootNodes = new PluginTree(smps).getRootNodes();
+    PluginTree pluginTree = new PluginTree(smps);
+
+    logger.trace("build plugin tree: {}", pluginTree);
+
+    List<PluginNode> rootNodes = pluginTree.getRootNodes();
 
     logger.trace("create plugin wrappers and build classloaders");
 
     Set<PluginWrapper> wrappers = createPluginWrappers(classLoader, rootNodes);
 
-    if (logger.isDebugEnabled())
-    {
-      logger.debug("collected {} plugins", wrappers.size());
-    }
+    logger.debug("collected {} plugins", wrappers.size());
 
     return ImmutableSet.copyOf(wrappers);
   }
@@ -208,6 +203,9 @@ public final class PluginProcessor
     ClassLoader classLoader, PluginNode node)
     throws IOException
   {
+    if (node.getWrapper() != null) {
+      return;
+    }
     ExplodedSmp smp = node.getPlugin();
 
     List<ClassLoader> parents = Lists.newArrayList();
diff --git a/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/plugin/PluginTree.java b/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/plugin/PluginTree.java
index 9757fa2513..7e57fb3d57 100644
--- a/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/plugin/PluginTree.java
+++ b/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/plugin/PluginTree.java
@@ -112,14 +112,14 @@ public final class PluginTree
         }
         else
         {
-          appendNode(rootNodes, dependencies, smp);
+          appendNode(smp);
         }
       }
       else
       {
         //J-
         throw new PluginConditionFailedException(
-          condition, 
+          condition,
           String.format(
             "could not load plugin %s, the plugin condition does not match",
             plugin.getInformation().getId()
@@ -149,23 +149,20 @@ public final class PluginTree
    * Method description
    *
    *
-   * @param nodes
-   * @param dependencies
    * @param smp
    */
-  private void appendNode(List<PluginNode> nodes, Set<String> dependencies,
-    ExplodedSmp smp)
+  private void appendNode(ExplodedSmp smp)
   {
     PluginNode child = new PluginNode(smp);
 
-    for (String dependency : dependencies)
+    for (String dependency : smp.getPlugin().getDependencies())
     {
-      if (!appendNode(nodes, child, dependency))
+      if (!appendNode(rootNodes, child, dependency))
       {
         //J-
         throw new PluginNotInstalledException(
           String.format(
-            "dependency %s of %s is not installed", 
+            "dependency %s of %s is not installed",
             dependency,
             child.getId()
           )
@@ -188,7 +185,7 @@ public final class PluginTree
   private boolean appendNode(List<PluginNode> nodes, PluginNode child,
     String dependency)
   {
-    logger.debug("check for {} {}", dependency, child.getId());
+    logger.debug("check for {} as dependency of {}", dependency, child.getId());
 
     boolean found = false;
 
@@ -196,29 +193,28 @@ public final class PluginTree
     {
       if (node.getId().equals(dependency))
       {
-        logger.debug("add plugin {} as child of {}", child.getId(),
-          node.getId());
+        logger.debug("add plugin {} as child of {}", child.getId(), node.getId());
         node.addChild(child);
         found = true;
 
         break;
       }
-      else
+      else if (appendNode(node.getChildren(), child, dependency))
       {
-        if (appendNode(node.getChildren(), child, dependency))
-        {
-          found = true;
-
-          break;
-        }
+        found = true;
 
+        break;
       }
     }
 
     return found;
   }
 
-  //~--- fields ---------------------------------------------------------------
+  @Override
+  public String toString() {
+    return "plugin tree: " + rootNodes.toString();
+  }
+//~--- fields ---------------------------------------------------------------
 
   /** Field description */
   private final List<PluginNode> rootNodes = Lists.newArrayList();