diff --git a/application.py b/application.py
index ed25b15..acb3893 100755
--- a/application.py
+++ b/application.py
@@ -156,14 +156,15 @@ class Application(object):
             'method.git',
         )
         for name in names:
-            exec("import %s" % name)
-            mod = eval(name)
-            for mname in dir(mod):
-                if mname.startswith('_'):
-                    continue
-                cls = eval("%s.%s" % (name, mname))
-                if hasattr(cls, '_is_method') and cls._is_method:
-                    self.methods[cls._name()] = cls()
+            self.load_pmacs_methods(name)
+            #exec("import %s" % name)
+            #mod = eval(name)
+            #for mname in dir(mod):
+            #    if mname.startswith('_'):
+            #        continue
+            #    cls = eval("%s.%s" % (name, mname))
+            #    if hasattr(cls, '_is_method') and cls._is_method:
+            #        self.methods[cls._name()] = cls()
 
         # ok, now let's load all the "standard" modes
         mode.install(self)
@@ -262,6 +263,16 @@ class Application(object):
         curses.halfdelay(1)
         curses.def_prog_mode()
 
+    def load_pmacs_methods(self, name):
+        exec("import %s" % name)
+        mod = eval(name)
+        for mname in dir(mod):
+            if mname.startswith('_'):
+                continue
+            cls = eval("%s.%s" % (name, mname))
+            if hasattr(cls, '_is_method') and cls._is_method:
+                self.methods[cls._name()] = cls()
+
     def _load_config_defaults(self):
         self.config['ignore_suffix']    = ['~', '-', 'CVS', '.svn', '.git', '.hg']
         self.config['error_timeout']    = -1