diff --git a/ifarch.py b/ifarch.py
index e1aa022..f9efe66 100644
--- a/ifarch.py
+++ b/ifarch.py
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 import platform
+import glob
+import os
+
 import dotbot
 from dotbot.dispatcher import Dispatcher
+from dotbot.util import module
+from dotbot.plugins import Clean, Create, Link, Shell
 
 class IfArch(dotbot.Plugin):
     _archs = [
@@ -14,6 +19,19 @@ def __init__(self, context):
         super(IfArch, self).__init__(context)
         self._directives = ['if'+a for a in self._archs]
 
+    def _load_plugins(self):
+        plugin_paths = self._context.options().plugins
+        plugins = []
+        for dir in self._context.options().plugin_dirs:
+            for path in glob.glob(os.path.join(dir, '*.py')):
+                plugin_paths.append(path)
+        for path in plugin_paths:
+            abspath = os.path.abspath(path)
+            plugins.extend(module.load(abspath))
+        if not self._context.options().disable_built_in_plugins:
+            plugins.extend([Clean, Create, Link, Shell])
+        return plugins
+
     def can_handle(self, directive):
         return directive in self._directives
 
@@ -32,6 +50,6 @@ def _run_internal(self, data):
         dispatcher = Dispatcher(self._context.base_directory(),
                                 only=self._context.options().only,
                                 skip=self._context.options().skip,
-                                exit_on_failure=self._context.options().exit_on_failure,
-                                options=self._context.options())
-        return dispatcher.dispatch(data)
+                                options=self._context.options(),
+                                plugins=self._load_plugins())
+        return dispatcher.dispatch(data)
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