diff --git a/app/config.js b/app/config.js
index 3b66bbb..65bcae8 100644
--- a/app/config.js
+++ b/app/config.js
@@ -1,64 +1,69 @@
 'use strict';
 
-var Steppy = require('twostep').Steppy,
-	_ = require('underscore'),
-	validateConfig = require('../lib/validateConfig'),
+var fs = require('fs'),
 	path = require('path'),
-	fs = require('fs');
+	_ = require('underscore'),
+	Steppy = require('twostep').Steppy,
+	validateConfig = require('../lib/validateConfig');
+
+var preload = function(app, preloadPath) {
+	var preloadConfig = null;
 
+	try {
+		preloadConfig = app.require(preloadPath);
+	} catch(error) {
+		if (error.code !== 'MODULE_NOT_FOUND') throw error;
+	}
+
+	// register preloadable plugins
+	if (preloadConfig) {
+		app.loadPlugins(preloadConfig.plugins);
+	}
+};
 
 module.exports = function(params, callback) {
-	var config = {};
 	var configDefaults = {
 		notify: {},
-		http: {host: '127.0.0.1', port: 3000, url: 'http://127.0.0.1:3000'}
+		http: {
+			host: '127.0.0.1',
+			port: 3000,
+			url: 'http://127.0.0.1:3000'
+		}
 	};
 
+	var paths = {};
+
 	Steppy(
 		function() {
-			config.paths = {};
+			// path to cwd
+			paths.cwd = process.cwd();
 
-			// path to root dir (with projects, builds etc)
-			config.paths.data = path.join(process.cwd(), 'data');
+			// path to data dir (with projects, builds etc)
+			paths.data = path.join(paths.cwd, 'data');
 
-			config.paths.preload = path.join(
-				config.paths.data,
-				'preload.json'
-			);
+			// path to preload.json file with preloadable plugins list
+			paths.preload = path.join(paths.data, 'preload.json');
 
-			var preloadExistsCallback = this.slot();
-			fs.exists(config.paths.preload, function(isExists) {
-				preloadExistsCallback(null, isExists);
-			});
-		},
-		function(err, isPreloadExists) {
-			// preload plugins before read config file coz maybe reader
-			// plugins will be loaded
-			if (isPreloadExists) {
-				var preload = require(config.paths.preload);
-				// register preloaded plugins
-				_(preload.plugins).each(function(plugin) {
-					params.logger.log('Preload plugin "%s"', plugin);
-					require(plugin).register(params.app);
-				});
-			}
+			// preload plugins first coz reader plugins could be loaded
+			preload(params.app, paths.preload);
 
-			params.reader.load(config.paths.data, 'config', this.slot());
+			// read config with reader help
+			params.reader.load(paths.data, 'config', this.slot());
 		},
-		function(err, fileConfig) {
-			validateConfig(fileConfig, this.slot());
+		function(err, config) {
+			validateConfig(config, this.slot());
 		},
-		function(err, fileConfig) {
-			_(config).defaults(fileConfig);
-			_(config).defaults(configDefaults);
-
+		function(err, config) {
 			// try to read db and projects paths from config or set default values
-			_(config.paths).defaults(fileConfig.paths, {
-				db: path.join(config.paths.data, 'db'),
-				projects: path.join(config.paths.data, 'projects'),
-				archivedProjects: path.join(config.paths.data, 'archivedProjects')
+			_(paths).defaults(config.paths, {
+				db: path.join(paths.data, 'db'),
+				projects: path.join(paths.data, 'projects'),
+				archivedProjects: path.join(paths.data, 'archivedProjects')
 			});
 
+			// combine all parts together
+			config = _({paths: paths}).defaults(config, configDefaults);
+
 			this.pass(config);
 		},
 		callback
diff --git a/app/index.js b/app/index.js
index a68a06e..2e69fa1 100644
--- a/app/index.js
+++ b/app/index.js
@@ -1,17 +1,20 @@
 'use strict';
 
-var env = process.env.NODE_ENV || 'development',
-	db = require('./db'),
-	fs = require('fs'),
-	Steppy = require('twostep').Steppy,
+var fs = require('fs'),
+	EventEmitter = require('events').EventEmitter,
+	inherits = require('util').inherits,
 	_ = require('underscore'),
+	Steppy = require('twostep').Steppy,
+	importCwd = require('req-cwd'),
+	db = require('./db'),
 	Reader = require('../lib/reader').Reader,
 	Notifier = require('../lib/notifier').Notifier,
 	ProjectsCollection = require('../lib/project').ProjectsCollection,
 	BuildsCollection = require('../lib/build').BuildsCollection,
-	EventEmitter = require('events').EventEmitter,
-	utils = require('../lib/utils'),
-	inherits = require('util').inherits;
+	utils = require('../lib/utils');
+
+var env = process.env.NODE_ENV || 'development';
+var cwd = process.cwd();
 
 function App(params) {
 	params = params || {};
@@ -20,6 +23,18 @@ function App(params) {
 
 inherits(App, EventEmitter);
 
+App.prototype.require = function(id) {
+	return importCwd(id);
+};
+
+App.prototype.loadPlugins = function(plugins) {
+	var self = this;
+	_(plugins).each(function(plugin) {
+		self.logger.log('Load plugin "%s"', plugin);
+		self.require(plugin).register(self);
+	});
+};
+
 App.prototype.init = function(callback) {
 	var self = this;
 
@@ -43,7 +58,7 @@ App.prototype.init = function(callback) {
 		function(err, config) {
 			self.config = config;
 
-			self.logger.log('Server config:', utils.toPrettyJson(self.config));
+			self.logger.log('Server config:\n%s', utils.toPrettyJson(self.config));
 
 			var dbDirExistsCallback = this.slot();
 			fs.exists(self.config.paths.db, function(isExists) {
@@ -69,7 +84,7 @@ App.prototype.init = function(callback) {
 			}
 		},
 		function() {
-			var dbBackend = require(self.config.storage.backend);
+			var dbBackend = self.require(self.config.storage.backend);
 
 			// monkey patch memdown to allow save empty strings which is correct
 			// at general but occasionally not allowed at _checkKey
@@ -106,10 +121,7 @@ App.prototype.init = function(callback) {
 			self.builds.completeUncompleted({logger: self.logger}, this.slot());
 
 			// register other plugins
-			_(self.config.plugins).each(function(plugin) {
-				self.logger.log('Load plugin "%s"', plugin);
-				require(plugin).register(self);
-			});
+			self.loadPlugins(self.config.plugins);
 
 			distributor.init();
 
@@ -145,7 +157,6 @@ App.prototype.init = function(callback) {
 		},
 		callback
 	);
-
 };
 
 App.prototype.listen = function() {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d3c9d0a..3e9f7d8 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "colors": "1.1.2",
     "conform": "0.2.12",
+    "req-cwd": "1.0.1",
     "junk": "1.0.3",
     "nlevel": "1.0.3",
     "through": "2.3.6",