diff --git a/SpiceBot/__init__.py b/SpiceBot/__init__.py
index da18035..b4ce231 100644
--- a/SpiceBot/__init__.py
+++ b/SpiceBot/__init__.py
@@ -7,19 +7,19 @@ from __future__ import unicode_literals, absolute_import, division, print_functi
 import os
 import pathlib
 
-from .SpiceBotCore import SpiceBotCore_OBJ
-
 from sopel import plugin
 
+from .SpiceBotCore import SpiceBotCore_OBJ
+sbcore = SpiceBotCore_OBJ
 
 SCRIPT_DIR = pathlib.Path(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)))
 
 
 def setup(bot):
-    SpiceBotCore_OBJ.setup(SCRIPT_DIR, bot)
+    sbcore.setup = SCRIPT_DIR
 
 
 @plugin.nickname_command('test')
 def test(bot, trigger):
     bot.say("Testing the bot")
-    bot.say(SpiceBotCore_OBJ.script_dir)
+    bot.say(sbcore.script_dir)