diff --git a/cmd/micro/micro.go b/cmd/micro/micro.go
index 910706a4..3be216e7 100644
--- a/cmd/micro/micro.go
+++ b/cmd/micro/micro.go
@@ -174,23 +174,6 @@ func main() {
 
 	screen.Init()
 
-	action.InitBindings()
-	action.InitCommands()
-
-	err = config.InitColorscheme()
-	if err != nil {
-		screen.TermMessage(err)
-	}
-
-	err = config.LoadAllPlugins()
-	if err != nil {
-		screen.TermMessage(err)
-	}
-	err = config.RunPluginFn("init")
-	if err != nil {
-		screen.TermMessage(err)
-	}
-
 	// If we have an error, we can exit cleanly and not completely
 	// mess up the terminal being worked in
 	// In other words we need to shut down tcell before the program crashes
@@ -208,6 +191,23 @@ func main() {
 		}
 	}()
 
+	action.InitBindings()
+	action.InitCommands()
+
+	err = config.InitColorscheme()
+	if err != nil {
+		screen.TermMessage(err)
+	}
+
+	err = config.LoadAllPlugins()
+	if err != nil {
+		screen.TermMessage(err)
+	}
+	err = config.RunPluginFn("init")
+	if err != nil {
+		screen.TermMessage(err)
+	}
+
 	b := LoadInput()
 
 	if len(b) == 0 {
diff --git a/internal/action/command.go b/internal/action/command.go
index 5947a634..1d88d8cc 100644
--- a/internal/action/command.go
+++ b/internal/action/command.go
@@ -540,6 +540,7 @@ func SetGlobalOptionNative(option string, nativeValue interface{}) error {
 		} else {
 			screen.Screen.EnableMouse()
 		}
+		// autosave option has been removed
 		// } else if option == "autosave" {
 		// 	if nativeValue.(float64) > 0 {
 		// 		config.SetAutoTime(int(nativeValue.(float64)))
@@ -554,9 +555,15 @@ func SetGlobalOptionNative(option string, nativeValue interface{}) error {
 			if option == pl.Name {
 				if nativeValue.(bool) && !pl.Loaded {
 					pl.Load()
-					pl.Call("init")
+					_, err := pl.Call("init")
+					if err != nil && err != config.ErrNoSuchFunction {
+						screen.TermMessage(err)
+					}
 				} else if !nativeValue.(bool) && pl.Loaded {
-					pl.Call("deinit")
+					_, err := pl.Call("deinit")
+					if err != nil && err != config.ErrNoSuchFunction {
+						screen.TermMessage(err)
+					}
 				}
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/internal/buffer/backup.go b/internal/buffer/backup.go
index 1ba7acc3..8a2e24be 100644
--- a/internal/buffer/backup.go
+++ b/internal/buffer/backup.go
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ Options: [r]ecover, [i]gnore: `
 
 // Backup saves the current buffer to ConfigDir/backups
 func (b *Buffer) Backup(checkTime bool) error {
-	if !b.Settings["backup"].(bool) || b.Path == "" {
+	if !b.Settings["backup"].(bool) || b.Path == "" || b.Type != BTDefault {
 		return nil
 	}
 
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ func (b *Buffer) Backup(checkTime bool) error {
 
 // RemoveBackup removes any backup file associated with this buffer
 func (b *Buffer) RemoveBackup() {
-	if !b.Settings["backup"].(bool) || b.Path == "" {
+	if !b.Settings["backup"].(bool) || b.Path == "" || b.Type != BTDefault {
 		return
 	}
 	f := config.ConfigDir + "/backups/" + util.EscapePath(b.AbsPath)
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ func (b *Buffer) RemoveBackup() {
 // ApplyBackup applies the corresponding backup file to this buffer (if one exists)
 // Returns true if a backup was applied
 func (b *Buffer) ApplyBackup(fsize int64) bool {
-	if b.Settings["backup"].(bool) && len(b.Path) > 0 {
+	if b.Settings["backup"].(bool) && len(b.Path) > 0 && b.Type == BTDefault {
 		backupfile := config.ConfigDir + "/backups/" + util.EscapePath(b.AbsPath)
 		if info, err := os.Stat(backupfile); err == nil {
 			backup, err := os.Open(backupfile)
diff --git a/internal/buffer/buffer.go b/internal/buffer/buffer.go
index c9f56f50..4c8743fb 100644
--- a/internal/buffer/buffer.go
+++ b/internal/buffer/buffer.go
@@ -453,8 +453,11 @@ func (b *Buffer) UpdateRules() {
 	if !b.Type.Syntax {
 		return
 	}
-	syntaxFile := ""
 	ft := b.Settings["filetype"].(string)
+	if ft == "off" {
+		return
+	}
+	syntaxFile := ""
 	var header *highlight.Header
 	for _, f := range config.ListRuntimeFiles(config.RTSyntaxHeader) {
 		data, err := f.Data()