diff --git a/Code/Mantid/Framework/Kernel/src/ConfigService.cpp b/Code/Mantid/Framework/Kernel/src/ConfigService.cpp
index dcf81b8a8326b2d1b38852f2d9ce38ac46f4d941..6c6859096881d86066edb6040c9c2aded4415265 100644
--- a/Code/Mantid/Framework/Kernel/src/ConfigService.cpp
+++ b/Code/Mantid/Framework/Kernel/src/ConfigService.cpp
@@ -225,6 +225,8 @@ ConfigServiceImpl::ConfigServiceImpl() :
   m_ConfigPaths.insert(std::make_pair("pythonscripts.directory", true));
   m_ConfigPaths.insert(std::make_pair("pythonscripts.directories", true));
   m_ConfigPaths.insert(std::make_pair("pythonalgorithms.directories", true));
+  m_ConfigPaths.insert(std::make_pair("python.plugins.directories", true));
+  m_ConfigPaths.insert(std::make_pair("user.python.plugins.directories", true));
   m_ConfigPaths.insert(std::make_pair("datasearch.directories", true));
   m_ConfigPaths.insert(std::make_pair("icatDownload.directory", true));
   m_ConfigPaths.insert(std::make_pair("ManagedWorkspace.FilePath", true));
diff --git a/Code/Mantid/Framework/PythonAPI/MantidFramework.py b/Code/Mantid/Framework/PythonAPI/MantidFramework.py
index c5f740c493f75f3e86ffd19b007ade703649bd28..ec5b3a90227a4ec3465346c2a31dbfc496c09ca0 100644
--- a/Code/Mantid/Framework/PythonAPI/MantidFramework.py
+++ b/Code/Mantid/Framework/PythonAPI/MantidFramework.py
@@ -1438,7 +1438,7 @@ class PyAlgLoader(object):
             if path == '':
                 continue
             if not os.path.isdir(path):
-                mtd.sendLogMessage(path + ' (specified in pythonalgorithms.directories property) is not a directory' )
+                mtd.sendLogMessage(path + ' is not a directory' )
                 continue
             changes, plugins = self._importAlgorithms(path, refresh)
             loaded_modules += plugins