diff --git a/plugins/Comet/CometPlugin.php b/plugins/Comet/CometPlugin.php
index 22f791e2fc..d669626a67 100644
--- a/plugins/Comet/CometPlugin.php
+++ b/plugins/Comet/CometPlugin.php
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ if (!defined('GNUSOCIAL') && !defined('STATUSNET')) {
     exit(1);
 }
 
+require_once INSTALLDIR.'/plugins/Realtime/RealtimePlugin.php';
+
 /**
  * Plugin to do realtime updates using Comet
  *
diff --git a/plugins/Meteor/MeteorPlugin.php b/plugins/Meteor/MeteorPlugin.php
index b495fcddd9..881dfdc1b3 100644
--- a/plugins/Meteor/MeteorPlugin.php
+++ b/plugins/Meteor/MeteorPlugin.php
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ if (!defined('GNUSOCIAL') && !defined('STATUSNET')) {
     exit(1);
 }
 
+require_once INSTALLDIR.'/plugins/Realtime/RealtimePlugin.php';
+
 /**
  * Plugin to do realtime updates using Meteor
  *
diff --git a/plugins/Orbited/OrbitedPlugin.php b/plugins/Orbited/OrbitedPlugin.php
index 6267b38f7e..e788c464e6 100644
--- a/plugins/Orbited/OrbitedPlugin.php
+++ b/plugins/Orbited/OrbitedPlugin.php
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ if (!defined('GNUSOCIAL') && !defined('STATUSNET')) {
     exit(1);
 }
 
+require_once INSTALLDIR.'/plugins/Realtime/RealtimePlugin.php';
+
 /**
  * Plugin to do realtime updates using Orbited + STOMP
  *
diff --git a/plugins/Realtime/RealtimePlugin.php b/plugins/Realtime/RealtimePlugin.php
index 138ed4dc7a..69182b14fe 100644
--- a/plugins/Realtime/RealtimePlugin.php
+++ b/plugins/Realtime/RealtimePlugin.php
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ class RealtimePlugin extends Plugin
 
     public function onEndShowStylesheets(Action $action)
     {
-        $action->cssLink($this->path('css/realtimeupdate.css'),
+        $action->cssLink(self::staticPath(__CLASS__, 'css/realtimeupdate.css'),
                          null,
                          'screen, projection, tv');
         return true;
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ class RealtimePlugin extends Plugin
 
     function _getScripts()
     {
-        return array($this->path('js/realtimeupdate.js'));
+        return array(self::staticPath(__CLASS__, 'js/realtimeupdate.js'));
     }
 
     /**