diff --git a/beef b/beef
index c47c359b9..dbbb16f77 100755
--- a/beef
+++ b/beef
@@ -5,11 +5,17 @@ $root_dir = File.expand_path('..', __FILE__)
 
 require 'core/loader'
 
+# load config
+config = BeEF::Core::Configuration.instance
+
+# Loads extensions
+BeEF::Extensions.load
+
 #prints welcome message
 BeEF::Extension::Console::Banners.print_welcome_msg
 
-# load config
-config = BeEF::Core::Configuration.instance
+# Loads modules
+BeEF::Modules.load
 
 # disable reverse dns
 Socket.do_not_reverse_lookup = true 
diff --git a/core/extension.rb b/core/extension.rb
index 7569ec0e7..e0cdabee4 100644
--- a/core/extension.rb
+++ b/core/extension.rb
@@ -16,5 +16,16 @@ module Extension
         return (self.is_enabled(ext) and BeEF::Core::Configuration.instance.get('beef.extension.'+ext.to_s+'.loaded') == true)
     end
 
+    # Loads extension 
+    def self.load(ext)
+        if File.exists?('extensions/'+ext+'/extension.rb')
+            require 'extensions/'+ext+'/extension.rb'
+            print_debug "Loaded extension: '#{ext}'"
+            BeEF::Core::Configuration.instance.set('beef.extension.'+ext+'.loaded', true)
+            return true
+        end 
+        print_error "Unable to load extension '#{ext}'"
+        return false
+    end
 end
 end
diff --git a/core/extensions.rb b/core/extensions.rb
index 984b55c0b..d8d2431c2 100644
--- a/core/extensions.rb
+++ b/core/extensions.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,23 @@
 module BeEF
 module Extensions
 
+    # Return configuration hashes of all extensions that are enabled
+    def self.get_enabled
+        return BeEF::Core::Configuration.instance.get('beef.extension').select { |k,v| v['enable'] == true }
+    end
+
+    # Return configuration hashes of all extensions that are loaded
+    def self.get_loaded
+        return BeEF::Core::Configuration.instance.get('beef.extension').select {|k,v| v['loaded'] == true }
+    end
+
+    # Loads all enabled extensions
+    def self.load
+        self.get_enabled.each { |k,v|
+            BeEF::Extension.load(k)
+        }
+    end
+
 end
 end
 
diff --git a/core/loader.rb b/core/loader.rb
index c8f3e2121..50b62403f 100644
--- a/core/loader.rb
+++ b/core/loader.rb
@@ -39,23 +39,3 @@ require 'core/module'
 require 'core/modules'
 require 'core/extension'
 require 'core/extensions'
-
-config = BeEF::Core::Configuration.instance
-
-# Include extensions defined in the Configuration
-extensions = config.get('beef.extension').select{|key, ext| ext['enable'] == true }
-extensions.each{ |k,v|
-    if File.exists?('extensions/'+k+'/extension.rb')
-        require 'extensions/'+k+'/extension.rb'
-    end
-}
-
-# Include modules defined in the Configuration
-modules = config.get('beef.module').select{|key, mod| mod['enable'] == true and mod['category'] != nil }
-modules.each{ |k,v|
-    cat = BeEF::Module.safe_category(v['category'])
-    if File.exists?('modules/'+cat+'/'+k+'/module.rb')
-        require 'modules/'+cat+'/'+k+'/module.rb'
-        config.set('beef.module.'+k+'.loaded', true)
-    end
-}
diff --git a/core/module.rb b/core/module.rb
index 480b5f51d..52fc20b38 100644
--- a/core/module.rb
+++ b/core/module.rb
@@ -15,6 +15,19 @@ module Module
     def self.is_loaded(mod)
         return (self.is_enabled(mod) and BeEF::Core::Configuration.instance.get('beef.module.'+mod.to_s+'.loaded') == true)
     end
+
+    # Loads module
+    def self.load(mod, cat)
+        cat = BeEF::Module.safe_category(cat)
+        if File.exists?('modules/'+cat+'/'+mod+'/module.rb')
+            require 'modules/'+cat+'/'+mod+'/module.rb'
+            BeEF::Core::Configuration.instance.set('beef.module.'+mod+'.loaded', true)
+            print_debug "Loaded module: '#{mod}'"
+            return true
+        end 
+        print_error "Unable to load module '#{mod}'"
+        return false
+    end
     
     # Returns category name in a system folder format
     def self.safe_category(cat)
diff --git a/core/modules.rb b/core/modules.rb
index 5ed49dc0d..d3e72c3df 100644
--- a/core/modules.rb
+++ b/core/modules.rb
@@ -1,9 +1,21 @@
 module BeEF
 module Modules
 
-    def self.safe_category(cat)
-        return cat.to_s.strip.downcase.sub(/\s/, '_')
+    # Return configuration hashes of all modules that are enabled
+    def self.get_enabled
+        return BeEF::Core::Configuration.instance.get('beef.module').select {|k,v| v['enable'] == true and v['category'] != nil }
     end
 
+    # Return configuration hashes of all modules that are loaded
+    def self.get_loaded
+        return BeEF::Core::Configuration.instance.get('beef.module').select {|k,v| v['loaded'] == true }
+    end
+
+    # Loads modules 
+    def self.load
+        self.get_enabled.each { |k,v|
+            BeEF::Module.load(k, v['category'])
+        }
+    end
 end
 end
diff --git a/core/ruby/print.rb b/core/ruby/print.rb
index 600217381..d2bf751ae 100644
--- a/core/ruby/print.rb
+++ b/core/ruby/print.rb
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ end
 #
 def print_debug(s)
     config = BeEF::Core::Configuration.instance
-    if config.get('beef.debug') || BeEF::Extension::Console.verbose?
+    if config.get('beef.debug') || (BeEF::Extension.is_loaded('console') && BeEF::Extension::Console.verbose?)
         puts Time.now.localtime.strftime("[%k:%M:%S]")+'[>]'.yellow+' '+s
     end
 end