diff --git a/src/gui/plugins.cpp b/src/gui/plugins.cpp
index 99466f548..7aebc77f9 100644
--- a/src/gui/plugins.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/plugins.cpp
@@ -350,11 +350,11 @@ PluginParam * CPlugins::makeParam(const char * const id, const int value, Plugin
 }
 #endif
 
-void CPlugins::startPlugin_by_name(const std::string & filename)
+void CPlugins::startPlugin_by_name(const std::string & name)
 {
 	for (int i = 0; i <  (int) plugin_list.size(); i++)
 	{
-		if (!filename.compare(g_PluginList->getFileName(i)))
+		if (name.compare(g_PluginList->getName(i)) == 0)
 		{
 			startPlugin(i);
 			return;