diff --git a/apprise/manager.py b/apprise/manager.py
index d649afab..c2b715d4 100644
--- a/apprise/manager.py
+++ b/apprise/manager.py
@@ -365,67 +365,66 @@ class PluginManager(metaclass=Singleton):
             # end of _import_module()
             return
 
-        with self._lock:
-            for _path in paths:
-                path = os.path.abspath(os.path.expanduser(_path))
-                if (cache and path in self._paths_previously_scanned) \
-                        or not os.path.exists(path):
-                    # We're done as we've already scanned this
-                    continue
+        for _path in paths:
+            path = os.path.abspath(os.path.expanduser(_path))
+            if (cache and path in self._paths_previously_scanned) \
+                    or not os.path.exists(path):
+                # We're done as we've already scanned this
+                continue
 
-                # Store our path as a way of hashing it has been handled
-                self._paths_previously_scanned.add(path)
+            # Store our path as a way of hashing it has been handled
+            self._paths_previously_scanned.add(path)
 
-                if os.path.isdir(path) and not \
-                        os.path.isfile(os.path.join(path, '__init__.py')):
+            if os.path.isdir(path) and not \
+                    os.path.isfile(os.path.join(path, '__init__.py')):
 
-                    logger.debug('Scanning for custom plugins in: %s', path)
-                    for entry in os.listdir(path):
-                        re_match = module_re.match(entry)
-                        if not re_match:
-                            # keep going
-                            logger.trace('Plugin Scan: Ignoring %s', entry)
-                            continue
+                logger.debug('Scanning for custom plugins in: %s', path)
+                for entry in os.listdir(path):
+                    re_match = module_re.match(entry)
+                    if not re_match:
+                        # keep going
+                        logger.trace('Plugin Scan: Ignoring %s', entry)
+                        continue
 
-                        new_path = os.path.join(path, entry)
-                        if os.path.isdir(new_path):
-                            # Update our path
-                            new_path = os.path.join(path, entry, '__init__.py')
-                            if not os.path.isfile(new_path):
-                                logger.trace(
-                                    'Plugin Scan: Ignoring %s',
-                                    os.path.join(path, entry))
-                                continue
-
-                        if not cache or \
-                                (cache and new_path not in
-                                 self._paths_previously_scanned):
-                            # Load our module
-                            _import_module(new_path)
-
-                            # Add our subdir path
-                            self._paths_previously_scanned.add(new_path)
-                else:
-                    if os.path.isdir(path):
-                        # This logic is safe to apply because we already
-                        # validated the directories state above; update our
-                        # path
-                        path = os.path.join(path, '__init__.py')
-                        if cache and path in self._paths_previously_scanned:
+                    new_path = os.path.join(path, entry)
+                    if os.path.isdir(new_path):
+                        # Update our path
+                        new_path = os.path.join(path, entry, '__init__.py')
+                        if not os.path.isfile(new_path):
+                            logger.trace(
+                                'Plugin Scan: Ignoring %s',
+                                os.path.join(path, entry))
                             continue
 
-                        self._paths_previously_scanned.add(path)
+                    if not cache or \
+                            (cache and new_path not in
+                             self._paths_previously_scanned):
+                        # Load our module
+                        _import_module(new_path)
 
-                    # directly load as is
-                    re_match = module_re.match(os.path.basename(path))
-                    # must be a match and must have a .py extension
-                    if not re_match or not re_match.group(1):
-                        # keep going
-                        logger.trace('Plugin Scan: Ignoring %s', path)
+                        # Add our subdir path
+                        self._paths_previously_scanned.add(new_path)
+            else:
+                if os.path.isdir(path):
+                    # This logic is safe to apply because we already
+                    # validated the directories state above; update our
+                    # path
+                    path = os.path.join(path, '__init__.py')
+                    if cache and path in self._paths_previously_scanned:
                         continue
 
-                    # Load our module
-                    _import_module(path)
+                    self._paths_previously_scanned.add(path)
+
+                # directly load as is
+                re_match = module_re.match(os.path.basename(path))
+                # must be a match and must have a .py extension
+                if not re_match or not re_match.group(1):
+                    # keep going
+                    logger.trace('Plugin Scan: Ignoring %s', path)
+                    continue
+
+                # Load our module
+                _import_module(path)
 
         return None
 
diff --git a/test/test_apprise_cli.py b/test/test_apprise_cli.py
index f1981a38..bcc44b6d 100644
--- a/test/test_apprise_cli.py
+++ b/test/test_apprise_cli.py
@@ -615,6 +615,68 @@ def test_apprise_cli_nux_env(tmpdir):
     assert result.exit_code == 0
 
 
+def test_apprise_cli_modules(tmpdir):
+    """
+    CLI: --plugin (-P)
+
+    """
+
+    runner = CliRunner()
+
+    #
+    # Loading of modules works correctly
+    #
+    notify_cmod_base = tmpdir.mkdir('cli_modules')
+    notify_cmod = notify_cmod_base.join('hook.py')
+    notify_cmod.write(cleandoc("""
+    from apprise.decorators import notify
+
+    @notify(on="climod")
+    def mywrapper(body, title, notify_type, *args, **kwargs):
+        pass
+    """))
+
+    result = runner.invoke(cli.main, [
+        '--plugin-path', str(notify_cmod),
+        '-t', 'title',
+        '-b', 'body',
+        'climod://',
+    ])
+
+    assert result.exit_code == 0
+
+    # Test -P
+    result = runner.invoke(cli.main, [
+        '-P', str(notify_cmod),
+        '-t', 'title',
+        '-b', 'body',
+        'climod://',
+    ])
+
+    assert result.exit_code == 0
+
+    # Test double hooks
+    notify_cmod2 = notify_cmod_base.join('hook2.py')
+    notify_cmod2.write(cleandoc("""
+    from apprise.decorators import notify
+
+    @notify(on="climod2")
+    def mywrapper(body, title, notify_type, *args, **kwargs):
+        pass
+    """))
+
+    result = runner.invoke(cli.main, [
+        '--plugin-path', str(notify_cmod),
+        '--plugin-path', str(notify_cmod2),
+        '-t', 'title',
+        '-b', 'body',
+        'climod://',
+        'climod2://',
+    ])
+
+    assert result.exit_code == 0
+
+
 def test_apprise_cli_details(tmpdir):
     """
     CLI: --details (-l)