diff -upNr compiz-0.7.2.orign/plugins/gconf.c compiz-0.7.2/plugins/gconf.c
--- compiz-0.7.2.orign/plugins/gconf.c	2008-03-06 18:52:26.000000000 +0100
+++ compiz-0.7.2/plugins/gconf.c	2008-03-27 19:44:11.000000000 +0100
@@ -443,6 +443,46 @@ gconfReadOptionValue (CompObject      *o
     return TRUE;
 }
 
+
+static void
+gconfFixupPluginList (CompOptionValue *value)
+{
+    unsigned int i, j, length;
+    CompOptionValue *new;
+
+    for (i = 0; i < value->list.nValue; i++)
+	if (!strcmp (value->list.value[i].s, "core"))
+	    break;
+
+    if (i != value->list.nValue)
+	return;
+
+    puts("fix up list");
+    length = value->list.nValue + 1;
+
+    new = calloc (length, sizeof (CompOptionValue));
+
+    if (!new)
+	return;
+
+    new[0].s = strdup ("core");
+
+    j = 1;
+
+    for (i = 0; i < value->list.nValue; i++)
+    {
+	if (strcmp (value->list.value[i].s, "core"))
+	    new[j++].s = strdup (value->list.value[i].s);
+	free (value->list.value[i].s);
+    }
+
+    free (value->list.value);
+
+    value->list.value = new;
+    value->list.nValue = length;
+}
+
+
 static void
 gconfGetOption (CompObject *object,
 		CompOption *o,
@@ -462,6 +502,10 @@ gconfGetOption (CompObject *object,
 
 	if (gconfReadOptionValue (object, entry, o, &value))
 	{
+	    if (strcmp (plugin, "core") == 0) {
+		if (!strcmp (o->name, "active_plugins"))
+		    gconfFixupPluginList (&value);
+	    }
 	    (*core.setOptionForPlugin) (object, plugin, o->name, &value);
 	    compFiniOptionValue (&value, o->type);
 	}