diff --git a/degesch.c b/degesch.c
index dbecd9a..03b5318 100644
--- a/degesch.c
+++ b/degesch.c
@@ -7999,10 +7999,12 @@ lua_plugin_add_config_schema (struct lua_plugin *plugin,
 	self->ref_validate = LUA_REFNIL;
 
 	struct config_schema *schema = &self->schema;
-	schema->name = xstrdup (name);
-	schema->comment = NULL;
-	schema->default_ = NULL;
-	schema->type = CONFIG_ITEM_NULL;
+	schema->name      = xstrdup (name);
+	schema->comment   = NULL;
+	schema->default_  = NULL;
+	schema->type      = CONFIG_ITEM_NULL;
+	schema->on_change = lua_schema_item_on_change;
+	schema->validate  = lua_schema_item_validate;
 
 	// Try to update the defaults with values provided by the plugin
 	int values = lua_absindex (L, -2);
@@ -8602,7 +8604,7 @@ lua_plugin_load (struct app_context *ctx, const char *filename,
 	luaL_openlibs (L);
 
 	struct lua_plugin *plugin = xcalloc (1, sizeof *plugin);
-	plugin->super.name = NULL;
+	plugin->super.name = xstrdup (filename);
 	plugin->super.vtable = &lua_plugin_vtable;
 	plugin->ctx = ctx;
 	plugin->L = L;
@@ -8714,9 +8716,12 @@ plugin_load (struct app_context *ctx, const char *name)
 	struct plugin *plugin = plugin_load_by_name (ctx, name, &e);
 	if (plugin)
 	{
+		// FIXME: this way the real name isn't available to the plugin on load
+		free (plugin->name);
+		plugin->name = xstrdup (name);
+
 		log_global_status (ctx, "Plugin \"#s\" loaded", name);
 		LIST_PREPEND (ctx->plugins, plugin);
-		plugin->name = xstrdup (name);
 	}
 	else
 	{