diff --git a/tests/test_warcprox.py b/tests/test_warcprox.py
index 5e13f95..6ab90f6 100755
--- a/tests/test_warcprox.py
+++ b/tests/test_warcprox.py
@@ -1395,6 +1395,23 @@ def test_controller_with_defaults():
     assert not wwt.writer_pool.default_warc_writer.record_builder.base32
     assert wwt.writer_pool.default_warc_writer.record_builder.digest_algorithm == 'sha1'
 
+def test_load_plugin():
+    options = warcprox.Options()
+    options.plugins = ['warcprox.stats.RunningStats']
+    controller = warcprox.controller.WarcproxController(options)
+    assert isinstance(
+            controller._postfetch_chain[-1],
+            warcprox.ListenerPostfetchProcessor)
+    assert isinstance(
+            controller._postfetch_chain[-1].listener,
+            warcprox.stats.RunningStats)
+    assert isinstance(
+            controller._postfetch_chain[-2],
+            warcprox.ListenerPostfetchProcessor)
+    assert isinstance(
+            controller._postfetch_chain[-2].listener,
+            warcprox.stats.RunningStats)
+
 def test_choose_a_port_for_me(warcprox_):
     options = warcprox.Options()
     options.port = 0
diff --git a/warcprox/controller.py b/warcprox/controller.py
index 0ccb1d7..dfd930b 100644
--- a/warcprox/controller.py
+++ b/warcprox/controller.py
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ class Factory:
             (module_name, class_name) = qualname.rsplit('.', 1)
             module_ = importlib.import_module(module_name)
             class_ = getattr(module_, class_name)
-            listener = class_()
+            plugin = class_()
             plugin.notify  # make sure it has this method
             return plugin
         except Exception as e: