diff --git a/config/development.json b/config/development.json
index 6c513bc..749f04a 100644
--- a/config/development.json
+++ b/config/development.json
@@ -6,5 +6,8 @@
     "name" : "heimcontroljs",
     "port" : "27017",
     "user" : {}
+  },
+  "plugins": { 
+  	"exclude": [] 
   }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/heimcontrol.js b/heimcontrol.js
index f66c206..4dd02fc 100755
--- a/heimcontrol.js
+++ b/heimcontrol.js
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ requirejs([ 'http', 'connect', 'mongodb', 'path', 'express', 'node-conf', 'socke
         // 404 Not found
         app.all('*', Routes.notFound);
 
-      });
+      }, config.plugins.exclude);
     }
   });
 });
diff --git a/libs/PluginHelper.js b/libs/PluginHelper.js
index fee2b1a..cc27524 100755
--- a/libs/PluginHelper.js
+++ b/libs/PluginHelper.js
@@ -47,12 +47,20 @@ define([ 'fs' ], function( fs ) {
    * @param {String} callback.err null if no error occured, otherwise the error
    * @param {Object} callback.result An array containing the plugins
    */
-  PluginHelper.prototype.getPluginList = function(callback) {
+  PluginHelper.prototype.getPluginList = function(callback, excludes) {
     var pluginList = [];
     var that = this;
     var files = fs.readdirSync(that.pluginFolder);
     var requirejs = require('requirejs');
 
+    // Remove excluded plugins from the files list
+    for(key in excludes) {
+      var plugin = excludes[key];
+      var index = files.indexOf(plugin);
+      if( index > -1)
+          files.splice(index, 1);
+    }
+
     function requireRecursive(files) {
       var file = files.shift(); // results in alphabetical order
       requirejs([that.pluginFolder + '/' + file + '/index.js'], function(Plugin) {