diff --git a/CONTRIBUTORS b/CONTRIBUTORS
index 2dd3d0bb..d8b87945 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTORS
+++ b/CONTRIBUTORS
@@ -573,6 +573,7 @@ Florian Bartels <Florian.Bartels@envisage.de>
 Sascha Volkenandt <sascha@akv-soft.de>
  for helping to fix a faulty behaviour of the "Mute" key in case the channel display
  is visible
+ for making the 'epg.data' file being read after all plugins have been started
 
 Malcolm Caldwell <malcolm.caldwell@ntu.edu.au>
  for modifying LOF handling to allow for C-band reception
diff --git a/HISTORY b/HISTORY
index 962a9f8a..2d76387f 100644
--- a/HISTORY
+++ b/HISTORY
@@ -2026,3 +2026,5 @@ Video Disk Recorder Revision History
   is now used as primary device (just to have some device).
 - Adjusted some Premiere channels in 'channels.conf' (thanks to Thomas Koch).
 - Updated 'channels.conf.cable' (thanks to Stefan Hußfeldt).
+- The 'epg.data' file is now read after all plugins have been started (thanks
+  to Sascha Volkenandt).
diff --git a/vdr.c b/vdr.c
index f05ecfa0..3f0a7f0d 100644
--- a/vdr.c
+++ b/vdr.c
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
  *
  * The project's page is at http://www.cadsoft.de/people/kls/vdr
  *
- * $Id: vdr.c 1.148 2003/04/12 12:17:32 kls Exp $
+ * $Id: vdr.c 1.149 2003/04/12 13:57:45 kls Exp $
  */
 
 #include <getopt.h>
@@ -354,8 +354,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
   cDvbDevice::Initialize();
 
-  cSIProcessor::Read();
-
   // Start plugins:
 
   if (!PluginManager.StartPlugins())
@@ -427,6 +425,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
   cEITScanner EITScanner;
 
+  cSIProcessor::Read();
+
   // Signal handlers:
 
   if (signal(SIGHUP,  SignalHandler) == SIG_IGN) signal(SIGHUP,  SIG_IGN);