diff --git a/EDMarketConnector.py b/EDMarketConnector.py
index 283be4ae..e4733303 100755
--- a/EDMarketConnector.py
+++ b/EDMarketConnector.py
@@ -300,14 +300,6 @@ class AppWindow(object):
 
         self.postprefs(False)	# Companion login happens in callback from monitor
 
-        plugins_not_py3_last = config.getint('plugins_not_py3_last') or int(time())
-        if (plugins_not_py3_last + 86400) < int(time()) and len(plug.PLUGINS_not_py3):
-            import tkMessageBox
-            tkMessageBox.showinfo('Plugins Without Python 3.x Support',
-                    "One or more of your enabled plugins do not yet have support for Python 3.x.  Please see the list on the 'Plugins' tab of 'File' > 'Settings'.  You should check if there is an updated version available, else alert the developer that they need to update the code for Python 3.x"
-            )
-            config.set('plugins_not_py3_last', int(time()))
-
 
     # callback after the Preferences dialog is applied
     def postprefs(self, dologin=True):
@@ -822,4 +814,12 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
 
     root = tk.Tk(className=appname.lower())
     app = AppWindow(root)
+
+    plugins_not_py3_last = config.getint('plugins_not_py3_last') or 0
+    if (plugins_not_py3_last + 86400) < int(time()) and len(plug.PLUGINS_not_py3):
+        tkinter.messagebox.showinfo('Plugins Without Python 3.x Support',
+                    "One or more of your enabled plugins do not yet have support for Python 3.x.  Please see the list on the 'Plugins' tab of 'File' > 'Settings'.  You should check if there is an updated version available, else alert the developer that they need to update the code for Python 3.x\r\n\r\nYou can disable a plugin by renaming its folder to have '.disabled' on the end of the name."
+            )
+        config.set('plugins_not_py3_last', int(time()))
+
     root.mainloop()
diff --git a/plug.py b/plug.py
index 5b7da683..09b89660 100644
--- a/plug.py
+++ b/plug.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import tkinter as tk
 import myNotebook as nb
 
 from config import config
+from time import time as time
 
 
 # Dashboard Flags constants
@@ -100,6 +101,7 @@ class Plugin(object):
                     self.module = module
                 elif getattr(module, 'plugin_start', None):
                     sys.stdout.write('plugin %s needs migrating\n' % name)
+                    PLUGINS_not_py3.append(self)
                 else:
                     sys.stdout.write('plugin %s has no plugin_start3() function\n' % name)
             except:
@@ -197,13 +199,12 @@ def load_plugins(master):
                 pass
     PLUGINS.extend(sorted(found, key = lambda p: operator.attrgetter('name')(p).lower()))
 
-    #########################################################
-    # Detect plugins that aren't yet ready for Python 3.x
-    #########################################################
-    for p in PLUGINS:
-        if p.module and p.folder and not p._get_func('plugin_start3'):
-            PLUGINS_not_py3.append(p)
-    #########################################################
+    plugins_not_py3_last = config.getint('plugins_not_py3_last') or 0
+    if (plugins_not_py3_last + 86400) < int(time()) and len(PLUGINS_not_py3):
+        tk.messagebox.showinfo('EDMC: Plugins Without Python 3.x Support',
+                    "One or more of your enabled plugins do not yet have support for Python 3.x.  Please see the list on the 'Plugins' tab of 'File' > 'Settings'.  You should check if there is an updated version available, else alert the developer that they need to update the code for Python 3.x\r\n\r\nYou can disable a plugin by renaming its folder to have '.disabled' on the end of the name."
+            )
+        config.set('plugins_not_py3_last', int(time()))
 
 def provides(fn_name):
     """