diff --git a/bin/lamassu-server b/bin/lamassu-server
index 84ea417a..8b119d92 100755
--- a/bin/lamassu-server
+++ b/bin/lamassu-server
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env node
+
+'use strict';
+
 var fs = require('fs');
 var createServer = require('../lib/app.js');
 var argv = require('minimist')(process.argv.slice(2));
-var logger = require('../lib/logger');
 
 var options = {
   postgres: process.env.DATABASE_URL
diff --git a/lib/logger.js b/lib/logger.js
index 21b8df7d..829b106d 100644
--- a/lib/logger.js
+++ b/lib/logger.js
@@ -1,7 +1,39 @@
-var bunyan = require('bunyan');
+'use strict';
+
+var bunyan  = require('bunyan');
+var async   = require('async');
 
 var logLevel = process.env.LAMASSU_ENV === 'debug' ?
   'debug' :
   'info';
 
-module.exports = bunyan.createLogger({name: 'lamassu-server', level: logLevel});
\ No newline at end of file
+var bunyan = bunyan.createLogger({name: 'lamassu-server', level: logLevel});
+
+
+// log version
+var version = require('../package.json').version;
+bunyan.info('Version: %s', version);
+
+
+// log git stuff (optional)
+// `git-rev` omits `err` param in callback, without this wrapper
+// `async` interprets returned values as errors.
+function wrapper(fn, cb) {
+  fn(function(value) {
+    cb(null, value);
+  });
+}
+try {
+  var git = require('git-rev');
+
+  async.parallel([
+    async.apply(wrapper, git.branch),
+    async.apply(wrapper, git.short)
+  ],
+  function(err, values) {
+    bunyan.info('Git: #%s @%s', values[0], values[1]);
+  });
+} catch(_) {}
+
+
+module.exports = bunyan;
diff --git a/lib/plugins.js b/lib/plugins.js
index ff053336..bab22d6c 100644
--- a/lib/plugins.js
+++ b/lib/plugins.js
@@ -11,13 +11,17 @@ var POLLING_RATE = 60 * 1000; // poll each minute
 
 var db = null;
 
+
 var tickerPlugin = null;
 var traderPlugin = null;
 var walletPlugin = null;
 var idVerifierPlugin = null;
 
+var currentlyUsedPlugins = {};
+
+
 var cachedConfig = null;
-var deviceCurrency = 'USD'; // Can 'USD' be set as default?
+var deviceCurrency = 'USD';
 
 var lastBalances = null;
 var lastRates = {};
@@ -33,7 +37,7 @@ var sessions = {};
 // that's basically a constructor
 exports.init = function init(databaseHandle) {
   if (!databaseHandle) {
-    throw new Error('`db` is required');
+    throw new Error('\'db\' is required');
   }
 
   db = databaseHandle;
@@ -93,56 +97,73 @@ function loadPlugin(name, config) {
   return plugin;
 }
 
+function loadOrConfigPlugin(pluginHandle, pluginType, currency, onChangeCallback) {
+  var currentName = cachedConfig.exchanges.plugins.current[pluginType];
+  var pluginChanged = currentlyUsedPlugins[pluginType] !== currentName;
+
+  if (!currentName) pluginHandle = null;
+  else { // some plugins may be disabled
+    var pluginConfig = cachedConfig.exchanges.plugins.settings[currentName] || {};
+
+    if (currency) pluginConfig.currency = currency;
+
+    if (pluginHandle && !pluginChanged) pluginHandle.config(pluginConfig);
+    else pluginHandle = loadPlugin(currentName, pluginConfig);
+  }
+
+  if (typeof onChangeCallback === 'function') onChangeCallback(pluginHandle, currency);
+
+  return pluginHandle;
+}
+
 
 exports.configure = function configure(config) {
   if (config.exchanges.settings.lowBalanceMargin < 1) {
-    throw new Error('`settings.lowBalanceMargin` has to be >= 1');
+    throw new Error('\'settings.lowBalanceMargin\' has to be >= 1');
   }
 
-  deviceCurrency = config.exchanges.settings.currency;
-  var plugins = config.exchanges.plugins;
-
-  // [required] configure (or load) ticker
-  var tickerName = plugins.current.ticker;
-  var tickerConfig = plugins.settings[tickerName] || {};
-  tickerConfig.currency = deviceCurrency;
-
-  if (tickerPlugin) tickerPlugin.config(tickerConfig);
-  else tickerPlugin = loadPlugin(tickerName, tickerConfig);
-
-
-  // [required] configure (or load) wallet
-  var walletName = plugins.current.transfer;
-  var walletConfig = plugins.settings[walletName] || {};
-
-  if (walletPlugin) walletPlugin.config(walletConfig);
-  else walletPlugin = loadPlugin(walletName, walletConfig);
-
-
-  // [optional] configure (or load) trader
-  var traderName = plugins.current.trade;
-  if (traderName) { // traderPlugin may be disabled
-    var traderConfig = plugins.settings[traderName] || {};
-
-    if (traderPlugin) traderPlugin.config(traderConfig);
-    else traderPlugin = loadPlugin(traderName, traderConfig);
-  }
-
-
-  // [optional] ID Verifier
-  var verifierName = plugins.current.idVerifier;
-  if (verifierName) { // idVerifierPlugin may be disabled
-    var verifierConfig = plugins.settings[verifierName] || {};
-
-    if (idVerifierPlugin) idVerifierPlugin.config(verifierConfig);
-    else idVerifierPlugin = loadPlugin(verifierName, verifierConfig);
-  }
-
-
   cachedConfig = config;
+  deviceCurrency = config.exchanges.settings.currency;
 
-  pollBalance();
-  pollRate();
+  // TICKER [required] configure (or load)
+  loadOrConfigPlugin(
+    tickerPlugin,
+    'ticker',
+    deviceCurrency, // device currency
+    function onTickerChange(newTicker) {
+      tickerPlugin = newTicker;
+      pollRate();
+    }
+  );
+
+  // WALLET [required] configure (or load)
+  loadOrConfigPlugin(
+    walletPlugin,
+    'transfer',
+    null,
+    function onWalletChange(newWallet) {
+      walletPlugin = newWallet;
+      pollBalance();
+    }
+  );
+
+  // TRADER [optional] configure (or load)
+  traderPlugin = loadOrConfigPlugin(
+    traderPlugin,
+    'trade',
+    null,
+    function onTraderChange(newTrader) {
+      traderPlugin = newTrader;
+      if (newTrader === null) stopTrader();
+      else startTrader();
+    }
+  );
+
+  // ID VERIFIER [optional] configure (or load)
+  idVerifierPlugin = loadOrConfigPlugin(
+    idVerifierPlugin,
+    'idVerifier'
+  );
 };
 exports.getCachedConfig = function getCachedConfig() {
   return cachedConfig;
@@ -257,17 +278,28 @@ exports.startPolling = function startPolling() {
     rateInterval = setInterval(pollRate, POLLING_RATE);
   }
 
+  startTrader();
+};
+
+function startTrader() {
   // Always start trading, even if we don't have a trade exchange configured,
   // since configuration can always change in `Trader#configure`.
   // `Trader#executeTrades` returns early if we don't have a trade exchange
   // configured at the moment.
-  if (!tradeInterval) {
+  if (traderPlugin && !tradeInterval) {
     tradeInterval = setInterval(
       executeTrades,
       cachedConfig.exchanges.settings.tradeInterval
     );
   }
-};
+}
+function stopTrader() {
+  if (tradeInterval) {
+    clearInterval(tradeInterval);
+    tradeInterval = null;
+    tradesQueue = [];
+  }
+}
 
 
 function pollBalance(callback) {
@@ -298,7 +330,7 @@ function pollBalance(callback) {
 }
 
 function pollRate(callback) {
-  logger.debug('polling for rates');
+  logger.debug('polling for rates (%s)', tickerPlugin.NAME);
 
   tickerPlugin.ticker(deviceCurrency, function(err, resRates) {
     if (err) {
diff --git a/lib/routes.js b/lib/routes.js
index 770ba512..92eb7fad 100644
--- a/lib/routes.js
+++ b/lib/routes.js
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ var mock = false;
 
 var plugins;
 var lamassuConfig;
-var config;
 
 module.exports = {
   init: init,
@@ -58,7 +57,7 @@ function poll(req, res) {
   };
 
   if (response.idVerificationEnabled)
-    response.idVerificationLimit = complianceSettings.idVerificationLimit
+    response.idVerificationLimit = complianceSettings.idVerificationLimit;
 
   res.json(response);
 }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index cc13359e..31e19b33 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "chai": "^1.9.1",
+    "git-rev": "^0.2.1",
     "lodash": "^2.4.1",
     "mocha": "^1.21.4",
     "mockery": "^1.4.0"