diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 4b235ea..7608131 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -10,3 +10,5 @@ npm-debug.log
 # Ignore any extra plugins in the example directory that aren't in Git already
 # (this is a sandbox for the user)
 example-plugins
+
+.idea
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/logger.js b/lib/logger.js
index baf7596..926c394 100644
--- a/lib/logger.js
+++ b/lib/logger.js
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ Logger.prototype.debug = function(msg) {
   if (DEBUG_ENABLED)
     this.log.apply(this, ['debug'].concat(Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments)));
 }
-  
+
 Logger.prototype.info = function(msg) {
   this.log.apply(this, ['info'].concat(Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments)));
 }
@@ -43,35 +43,35 @@ Logger.prototype.warn = function(msg) {
 Logger.prototype.error = function(msg) {
   this.log.apply(this, ['error'].concat(Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments)));
 }
-  
+
 Logger.prototype.log = function(level, msg) {
-  
+
   msg = util.format.apply(util, Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments, 1));
   func = console.log;
-  
+
   if (level == 'debug') {
     msg = chalk.gray(msg);
   }
   else if (level == 'warn') {
     msg = chalk.yellow(msg);
-    func = console.error;    
+    func = console.error;
   }
   else if (level == 'error') {
     msg = chalk.bold.red(msg);
     func = console.error;
   }
-  
+
   // prepend prefix if applicable
   if (this.prefix)
     msg = chalk.cyan("[" + this.prefix +  "]") + " " + msg;
-  
+
   // prepend timestamp
   var date = new Date();
-  msg = "[" + date.toLocaleString() + "]" + " " + msg;
+  msg =  chalk.white("[" + date.toLocaleString() + "]") + " " + msg;
 
   func(msg);
 }
-  
+
 Logger.withPrefix = function(prefix) {
 
   if (!loggerCache[prefix]) {
@@ -87,6 +87,6 @@ Logger.withPrefix = function(prefix) {
     log.prefix = logger.prefix;
     loggerCache[prefix] = log;
   }
-  
+
   return loggerCache[prefix];
 }
diff --git a/lib/plugin.js b/lib/plugin.js
index 3b3d1e5..4284be8 100644
--- a/lib/plugin.js
+++ b/lib/plugin.js
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ module.exports = {
 
 /**
  * Homebridge Plugin.
- * 
+ *
  * Allows for discovering and loading installed Homebridge plugins.
  */
 
@@ -28,39 +28,39 @@ Plugin.prototype.name = function() {
 
 Plugin.prototype.load = function(options) {
   options = options || {};
-  
+
   // does this plugin exist at all?
   if (!fs.existsSync(this.pluginPath)) {
     throw new Error("Plugin " + this.pluginPath + " was not found. Make sure the module '" + this.pluginPath + "' is installed.");
   }
-  
+
   // attempt to load package.json
   var pjson = Plugin.loadPackageJSON(this.pluginPath);
-    
+
   // very temporary fix for first wave of plugins
   if (pjson.peerDepdendencies && (!pjson.engines || !pjson.engines.homebridge)) {
     var engines = pjson.engines || {}
     engines.homebridge = pjson.peerDepdendencies.homebridge;
     pjson.engines = engines;
   }
-  
+
   // pluck out the HomeBridge version requirement
   if (!pjson.engines || !pjson.engines.homebridge) {
     throw new Error("Plugin " + this.pluginPath + " does not contain the 'homebridge' package in 'engines'.");
   }
-  
+
   var versionRequired = pjson.engines.homebridge;
 
   // make sure the version is satisfied by the currently running version of HomeBridge
   if (!semver.satisfies(version, versionRequired)) {
     throw new Error("Plugin " + this.pluginPath + " requires a HomeBridge version of " + versionRequired + " which does not satisfy the current HomeBridge version of " + version + ". You may need to upgrade your installation of HomeBridge.");
   }
-  
+
   // figure out the main module - index.js unless otherwise specified
   var main = pjson.main || "./index.js";
 
   var mainPath = path.join(this.pluginPath, main);
-  
+
   // try to require() it and grab the exported initialization hook
   this.initializer = require(mainPath);
 }
@@ -69,11 +69,11 @@ Plugin.loadPackageJSON = function(pluginPath) {
   // check for a package.json
   var pjsonPath = path.join(pluginPath, "package.json");
   var pjson = null;
-  
+
   if (!fs.existsSync(pjsonPath)) {
     throw new Error("Plugin " + pluginPath + " does not contain a package.json.");
   }
-  
+
   try {
     // attempt to parse package.json
     pjson = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(pjsonPath));
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ Plugin.loadPackageJSON = function(pluginPath) {
   catch (err) {
     throw new Error("Plugin " + pluginPath + " contains an invalid package.json. Error: " + err);
   }
-  
+
   // make sure the name is prefixed with 'homebridge-'
   if (!pjson.name || pjson.name.indexOf('homebridge-') != 0) {
     throw new Error("Plugin " + pluginPath + " does not have a package name that begins with 'homebridge-'.");
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ Plugin.loadPackageJSON = function(pluginPath) {
   if (!pjson.keywords || pjson.keywords.indexOf("homebridge-plugin") == -1) {
     throw new Error("Plugin " + pluginPath + " package.json does not contain the keyword 'homebridge-plugin'.");
   }
-  
+
   return pjson;
 }
 
@@ -119,9 +119,10 @@ Plugin.getDefaultPaths = function() {
     } else {
       paths.push('/usr/local/lib/node_modules');
       paths.push('/usr/lib/node_modules');
+      const exec = require('child_process').execSync;
+      paths.push(exec('/bin/echo -n "$(npm -g prefix)/lib/node_modules"').toString('utf8'));
     }
   }
-
   return paths;
 }
 
@@ -138,17 +139,17 @@ Plugin.installed = function() {
   var plugins = [];
   var pluginsByName = {}; // don't add duplicate plugins
   var searchedPaths = {}; // don't search the same paths twice
-  
+
   // search for plugins among all known paths, in order
   for (var index in Plugin.paths) {
     var requirePath = Plugin.paths[index];
-    
+
     // did we already search this path?
     if (searchedPaths[requirePath])
       continue;
-      
+
     searchedPaths[requirePath] = true;
-    
+
     // just because this path is in require.main.paths doesn't mean it necessarily exists!
     if (!fs.existsSync(requirePath))
       continue;
@@ -158,21 +159,19 @@ Plugin.installed = function() {
     // does this path point inside a single plugin and not a directory containing plugins?
     if (fs.existsSync(path.join(requirePath, "package.json")))
       names = [""];
-    
+
     // read through each directory in this node_modules folder
     for (var index2 in names) {
       var name = names[index2];
-    
+
       // reconstruct full path
       var pluginPath = path.join(requirePath, name);
-
       try {
         // we only care about directories
         if (!fs.statSync(pluginPath).isDirectory()) continue;
       } catch (e) {
         continue;
       }
-      
       // does this module contain a package.json?
       var pjson;
       try {
@@ -184,14 +183,14 @@ Plugin.installed = function() {
         if (!name || name.indexOf('homebridge-') == 0) {
           log.warn(err.message);
         }
-        
+
         // skip this module
         continue;
       }
-      
+
       // get actual name if this path points inside a single plugin
       if (!name) name = pjson.name;
-      
+
       // add it to the return list
       if (!pluginsByName[name]) {
         pluginsByName[name] = pluginPath;
@@ -202,6 +201,6 @@ Plugin.installed = function() {
       }
     }
   }
-  
+
   return plugins;
 }