diff --git a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/CraftServer.java b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/CraftServer.java
index c8478195eb..2db3f4b752 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/CraftServer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/CraftServer.java
@@ -59,6 +59,13 @@ public final class CraftServer implements Server {
         if (pluginFolder.exists()) {
             try {
                 Plugin[] plugins = pluginManager.loadPlugins(pluginFolder);
+                for (Plugin plugin : plugins) {
+                    try {
+                        plugin.onLoad();
+                    } catch (AbstractMethodError ame) {
+                        Logger.getLogger("Minecraft").warning("Plugin: " + plugin.getDescription().getName() + " does not support the onLoad() method");
+                    }
+                }
                 for (Plugin plugin : plugins) {
                     loadPlugin(plugin);
                 }