diff --git a/Library/MeasurePlugin.cpp b/Library/MeasurePlugin.cpp
index 91390c47..f362f1a6 100644
--- a/Library/MeasurePlugin.cpp
+++ b/Library/MeasurePlugin.cpp
@@ -68,15 +68,14 @@ bool CMeasurePlugin::Update()
 {
 	if (!CMeasure::PreUpdate()) return false;
 
-	WCHAR buffer[MAX_PATH];
-	GetCurrentDirectory(MAX_PATH, buffer);
+	bool bulkUpdating = (m_MeterWindow && m_MeterWindow->IsBulkUpdating());
 
-	std::wstring dir = Rainmeter->GetSkinPath();
-	if (m_MeterWindow)
+	if (!bulkUpdating)
 	{
-		dir += m_MeterWindow->GetSkinName();
+		std::wstring dir = Rainmeter->GetSkinPath();
+		if (m_MeterWindow) dir += m_MeterWindow->GetSkinName();
+		CSystem::SetWorkingDirectory(dir);
 	}
-	SetCurrentDirectory(dir.c_str());
 
 	if (UpdateFunc)
 	{
@@ -89,7 +88,10 @@ bool CMeasurePlugin::Update()
 		m_Value = UpdateFunc2(m_ID);
 	}
 
-	SetCurrentDirectory(buffer);
+	if (!bulkUpdating)
+	{
+		CSystem::ResetWorkingDirectory();
+	}
 
 	return PostUpdate();
 }
@@ -181,23 +183,17 @@ void CMeasurePlugin::ReadConfig(CConfigParser& parser, const WCHAR* section)
 	m_ID = id++;
 	if (InitializeFunc)
 	{
-		WCHAR buffer[MAX_PATH];
-		GetCurrentDirectory(MAX_PATH, buffer);
-
-		std::wstring dir = Rainmeter->GetSkinPath();
-		if (m_MeterWindow)
-		{
-			dir += m_MeterWindow->GetSkinName();
-		}
-		SetCurrentDirectory(dir.c_str());
-
 		// Remove current directory from DLL search path
 		SetDllDirectory(L"");
 
+		std::wstring dir = Rainmeter->GetSkinPath();
+		if (m_MeterWindow) dir += m_MeterWindow->GetSkinName();
+		CSystem::SetWorkingDirectory(dir);
+
 		double maxValue;
 		maxValue = InitializeFunc(m_Plugin, parser.GetFilename().c_str(), section, m_ID);
 
-		SetCurrentDirectory(buffer);
+		CSystem::ResetWorkingDirectory();
 
 		std::wstring szMaxValue = parser.ReadString(section, L"MaxValue", L"NotSet");
 		if (szMaxValue == L"NotSet")
diff --git a/Library/MeterWindow.cpp b/Library/MeterWindow.cpp
index 023457a8..b73cc81c 100644
--- a/Library/MeterWindow.cpp
+++ b/Library/MeterWindow.cpp
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ CMeterWindow::CMeterWindow(const std::wstring& path, const std::wstring& config,
 	m_TransitionUpdate(100),
 	m_ActiveTransition(false),
 	m_HasNetMeasures(false),
+	m_HasPluginMeasures(false),
 	m_HasButtons(false),
 	m_WindowHide(HIDEMODE_NONE),
 	m_WindowStartHidden(false),
@@ -126,6 +127,7 @@ CMeterWindow::CMeterWindow(const std::wstring& path, const std::wstring& config,
 	m_FadeEndValue(),
 	m_TransparencyValue(),
 	m_Refreshing(false),
+	m_BulkUpdating(false),
 	m_Hidden(false),
 	m_ResetRegion(false),
 	m_UpdateCounter(),
@@ -2111,6 +2113,7 @@ bool CMeterWindow::ReadSkin()
 	// Create the meters and measures
 
 	m_HasNetMeasures = false;
+	m_HasPluginMeasures = false;
 	m_HasButtons = false;
 
 	// Get all the sections (i.e. different meters, measures and the other stuff)
@@ -2142,16 +2145,23 @@ bool CMeterWindow::ReadSkin()
 						m_Measures.push_back(measure);
 						m_Parser.AddMeasure(measure);
 
-						if (!m_HasNetMeasures && dynamic_cast<CMeasureNet*>(measure))
-						{
-							m_HasNetMeasures = true;
-						}
-
 						CMeasureScript* measureScript = dynamic_cast<CMeasureScript*>(measure);
 						if (measureScript)
 						{
 							m_ScriptMeasures.push_back(measureScript);
 						}
+						else
+						{
+							if (!m_HasNetMeasures && dynamic_cast<CMeasureNet*>(measure))
+							{
+								m_HasNetMeasures = true;
+							}
+
+							if (!m_HasPluginMeasures && dynamic_cast<CMeasurePlugin*>(measure))
+							{
+								m_HasPluginMeasures = true;
+							}
+						}
 					}
 				}
 				catch (CError& error)
@@ -2822,18 +2832,24 @@ void CMeterWindow::Update(bool nodraw)
 {
 	++m_UpdateCounter;
 
-	// Pre-updates
+	m_BulkUpdating = true;
+
 	if (!m_Measures.empty())
 	{
+		// Pre-updates
 		if (m_HasNetMeasures) CMeasureNet::UpdateIFTable();
 		CMeasureCalc::UpdateVariableMap(*this);
-	}
 
-	// Update all measures
-	std::list<CMeasure*>::const_iterator i = m_Measures.begin();
-	for ( ; i != m_Measures.end(); ++i)
-	{
-		UpdateMeasure((*i), false);
+		// Update all measures
+		if (m_HasPluginMeasures) CSystem::SetWorkingDirectory(m_SkinPath + m_SkinName);
+
+		std::list<CMeasure*>::const_iterator i = m_Measures.begin();
+		for ( ; i != m_Measures.end(); ++i)
+		{
+			UpdateMeasure((*i), false);
+		}
+
+		if (m_HasPluginMeasures) CSystem::ResetWorkingDirectory();
 	}
 
 	// Update all meters
@@ -2868,6 +2884,8 @@ void CMeterWindow::Update(bool nodraw)
 	// Post-updates
 	PostUpdate(bActiveTransition);
 
+	m_BulkUpdating = false;
+
 //	if (m_MeasuresToVariables)	// BUG: LSSetVariable doens't seem to work for some reason.
 //	{
 //		std::list<CMeasure*>::iterator i = m_Measures.begin();
@@ -3486,7 +3504,6 @@ LRESULT CMeterWindow::OnCommand(UINT uMsg, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam)
 		{
 			std::wstring command = m_Rainmeter->GetConfigEditor() + L" \"";
 			command += m_SkinPath;
-			command += L"\\";
 			command += m_SkinName;
 			command += L"\\";
 			command += m_SkinIniFile;
@@ -3505,7 +3522,6 @@ LRESULT CMeterWindow::OnCommand(UINT uMsg, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam)
 		else if (wParam == ID_CONTEXT_SKINMENU_OPENSKINSFOLDER)
 		{
 			std::wstring command = L"\"" + m_SkinPath;
-			command += L"\\";
 			command += m_SkinName;
 			command += L"\"";
 			LSExecute(NULL, command.c_str(), SW_SHOWNORMAL);
diff --git a/Library/MeterWindow.h b/Library/MeterWindow.h
index de6062c5..3116851b 100644
--- a/Library/MeterWindow.h
+++ b/Library/MeterWindow.h
@@ -182,6 +182,8 @@ public:
 	void Refresh(bool init, bool all = false);
 	void Redraw();
 
+	bool IsBulkUpdating() { return m_BulkUpdating; }
+
 	void SetMouseLeaveEvent(bool cancel);
 
 	void MoveWindow(int x, int y);
@@ -383,6 +385,7 @@ private:
 	int m_TransitionUpdate;						// Transition redraw frequency
 	bool m_ActiveTransition;
 	bool m_HasNetMeasures;
+	bool m_HasPluginMeasures;
 	bool m_HasButtons;
 	HIDEMODE m_WindowHide;						// If true, the window is hidden when mouse is over it
 	bool m_WindowStartHidden;					// If true, the window is hidden at startup
@@ -415,6 +418,7 @@ private:
 	int m_TransparencyValue;
 
 	bool m_Refreshing;							// This is true, when the meter is refreshing
+	bool m_BulkUpdating;
 
 	bool m_Hidden;								// True, if Rainmeter is hidden
 	bool m_ResetRegion;							// If true, the window region is recalculated during the next update
diff --git a/Library/System.cpp b/Library/System.cpp
index f3106c24..2a8b43d5 100644
--- a/Library/System.cpp
+++ b/Library/System.cpp
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ bool CSystem::c_ShowDesktop = false;
 
 OSPLATFORM CSystem::c_Platform = OSPLATFORM_UNKNOWN;
 
+std::wstring CSystem::c_WorkingDirectory;
+
 extern CRainmeter* Rainmeter;
 
 /*
@@ -115,6 +117,18 @@ void CSystem::Initialize(HINSTANCE instance)
 		0,
 		WINEVENT_OUTOFCONTEXT | WINEVENT_SKIPOWNPROCESS);
 
+	WCHAR directory[MAX_PATH] = {0};
+	GetCurrentDirectory(MAX_PATH, directory);
+	c_WorkingDirectory = directory;
+	if (!c_WorkingDirectory.empty())
+	{
+		WCHAR ch = c_WorkingDirectory[c_WorkingDirectory.size() - 1];
+		if (ch != L'\\' && ch != L'/')
+		{
+			c_WorkingDirectory += L"\\";
+		}
+	}
+
 	SetTimer(c_Window, TIMER_SHOWDESKTOP, INTERVAL_SHOWDESKTOP, NULL);
 	SetTimer(c_Window, TIMER_NETSTATS, INTERVAL_NETSTATS, NULL);
 	SetTimer(c_Window, TIMER_DELETELATER, INTERVAL_DELETELATER, NULL);
diff --git a/Library/System.h b/Library/System.h
index 8c4e9821..36e0be4f 100644
--- a/Library/System.h
+++ b/Library/System.h
@@ -75,6 +75,9 @@ public:
 
 	static HMODULE RmLoadLibrary(LPCWSTR lpLibFileName, DWORD* dwError = NULL, bool ignoreErrors = false);
 
+	static void SetWorkingDirectory(const std::wstring& directory) { SetCurrentDirectory(directory.c_str()); }
+	static void ResetWorkingDirectory() { SetWorkingDirectory(c_WorkingDirectory); }
+
 	static bool CopyFiles(const std::wstring& strFrom, const std::wstring& strTo, bool bMove = false);
 	static bool RemoveFile(const std::wstring& file);
 
@@ -106,6 +109,8 @@ private:
 	static bool c_ShowDesktop;
 
 	static OSPLATFORM c_Platform;
+
+	static std::wstring c_WorkingDirectory;
 };
 
 #endif