diff --git a/evennia/server/oob_cmds.py b/evennia/server/oob_cmds.py
index 6ce8b82899..5311654e82 100644
--- a/evennia/server/oob_cmds.py
+++ b/evennia/server/oob_cmds.py
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ name.
 
 from django.conf import settings
 from evennia.utils.utils import to_str
-from evennia import OOB_HANDLER
+from evennia.server.oobhandler import OOB_HANDLER
 
 _GA = object.__getattribute__
 _SA = object.__setattr__
diff --git a/evennia/server/oobhandler.py b/evennia/server/oobhandler.py
index 1a13f228e7..075235dbc4 100644
--- a/evennia/server/oobhandler.py
+++ b/evennia/server/oobhandler.py
@@ -25,23 +25,9 @@ _SA = object.__setattr__
 _GA = object.__getattribute__
 _DA = object.__delattr__
 
-# load resources from plugin module
-_OOB_FUNCS = {}
-for modname in make_iter(settings.OOB_PLUGIN_MODULES):
-    _OOB_FUNCS.update(mod_import(modname).CMD_MAP)
-
-# get the command to receive eventual error strings
-_OOB_ERROR = _OOB_FUNCS.get("oob_error", None)
-if not _OOB_ERROR:
-    # no custom error set; create default oob error message function
-    def oob_error(session, errmsg, *args, **kwargs):
-        """
-        Fallback error handler. This will be used if no custom
-        oob_error is defined and just echoes the error back to the
-        session.
-        """
-        session.msg(oob=("err", ("ERROR ", errmsg)))
-    _OOB_ERROR = oob_error
+# set at the bottom of this module
+_OOB_FUNCS = None
+_OOB_ERROR = None
 
 
 #
@@ -366,7 +352,7 @@ class OOBHandler(TickerHandler):
             sessid = sessid.sessid
         attrobj = obj.attributes.get(attr_name, return_obj=True)
         if attrobj:
-            self._remove_monitor(attrobj, sessid, "db_value", attr_name, oobfuncname)
+            self._remove_monitor(attrobj, sessid, "db_value", oobfuncname)
 
     def get_all_monitors(self, sessid):
         """
@@ -435,3 +421,24 @@ class OOBHandler(TickerHandler):
 
 # access object
 OOB_HANDLER = OOBHandler()
+
+# load resources from plugin module. This must happen
+# AFTER the OOB_HANDLER has been initialized since the
+# commands will want to import it.
+_OOB_FUNCS = {}
+for modname in make_iter(settings.OOB_PLUGIN_MODULES):
+    _OOB_FUNCS.update(mod_import(modname).CMD_MAP)
+
+# get the command to receive eventual error strings
+_OOB_ERROR = _OOB_FUNCS.get("oob_error", None)
+if not _OOB_ERROR:
+    # no custom error set; create default oob error message function
+    def oob_error(session, errmsg, *args, **kwargs):
+        """
+        Fallback error handler. This will be used if no custom
+        oob_error is defined and just echoes the error back to the
+        session.
+        """
+        session.msg(oob=("err", ("ERROR ", errmsg)))
+    _OOB_ERROR = oob_error
+