diff --git a/lib/plugins/pluginregistry.inc.php b/lib/plugins/pluginregistry.inc.php
index 0b4851d..6c4242f 100644
--- a/lib/plugins/pluginregistry.inc.php
+++ b/lib/plugins/pluginregistry.inc.php
@@ -85,9 +85,16 @@ class KTPluginRegistry {
     function &getPlugins() {
         $aRet = array();
         foreach (array_keys($this->_aPluginDetails) as $sPluginName) {
-            $aRet[] =& $this->getPlugin($sPluginName);
+            $oPlugin =& $this->getPlugin($sPluginName);
+            $aRet[(int)$oPlugin->iOrder][] =& $oPlugin;
         }
-        return $aRet;
+        ksort($aRet);
+        $aRes = array();
+        foreach($aRet as $iOrder => $aPlugins) {
+            foreach(array_keys($aPlugins) as $iPlugin) {
+                $aRes[] =& $aRet[$iOrder][$iPlugin];
+            }
+        }
+        return $aRes;
     }
-}
-
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/plugins/pluginutil.inc.php b/lib/plugins/pluginutil.inc.php
index 06d958e..06809c8 100644
--- a/lib/plugins/pluginutil.inc.php
+++ b/lib/plugins/pluginutil.inc.php
@@ -180,7 +180,9 @@ class KTPluginUtil {
 
         // Check that there are plugins and if not, register them
         if (empty($aPluginHelpers)) {
+            DBUtil::startTransaction();
             KTPluginUtil::registerPlugins();
+            DBUtil::commit();
 
         	$query = "SELECT h.classname, h.pathname, h.plugin FROM plugin_helper h
         	   INNER JOIN plugins p ON (p.namespace = h.plugin)
@@ -483,7 +485,8 @@ class KTPluginUtil {
             }
         }
         $oRegistry =& KTPluginRegistry::getSingleton();
-        foreach ($oRegistry->getPlugins() as $oPlugin) {
+        $aRegistryList = $oRegistry->getPlugins();
+        foreach ($aRegistryList as $oPlugin) {
             $res = $oPlugin->register();
             if (PEAR::isError($res)) {
                 var_dump($res);