/* pointer to link list of extended objects */
 static ExtendedOp *pGExtendedOps = NULL;
-/* global plugins not associated with a specific backend */
-static Slapi_PBlock *pGPlugins = NULL;
 
 /*********************************************************************
  * Function Name:      plugin_pblock_new
        }
 
        av2 = ldap_charray_dup( argv );
-       if ( !av2 ) {
+       if ( av2 == NULL ) {
                rc = LDAP_NO_MEMORY;
                goto done;
        }
        if ( rc != 0 && pPlugin != NULL ) {
                slapi_pblock_destroy( pPlugin );
                pPlugin = NULL;
-               if ( av2 ) {
+               if ( av2 != NULL ) {
                        ldap_charray_free( av2 );
                }
        }
        Slapi_PBlock *pSavePB;
        int    rc = LDAP_SUCCESS;
 
-       pTmpPB = ( be == NULL ) ? pGPlugins : (Slapi_PBlock *)(be->be_pb);
+       assert( be != NULL ); /* global plugins are now stored in frontendDB */
 
+       pTmpPB = (Slapi_PBlock *)be->be_pb;
        if ( pTmpPB == NULL ) {
-               if ( be != NULL )
-                       be->be_pb = (void *)pPB;
-               else
-                       pGPlugins = pPB;
+               be->be_pb = (void *)pPB;
        } else {
                while ( pTmpPB != NULL && rc == LDAP_SUCCESS ) {
                        pSavePB = pTmpPB;
-                       rc = slapi_pblock_get( pTmpPB, SLAPI_IBM_PBLOCK,
-                                       &pTmpPB );
-                       if ( rc != LDAP_SUCCESS ) {
-                               rc = LDAP_OTHER;
-                       }
+                       rc = slapi_pblock_get( pTmpPB, SLAPI_IBM_PBLOCK, &pTmpPB );
                }
 
                if ( rc == LDAP_SUCCESS ) { 
-                       rc = slapi_pblock_set( pSavePB, SLAPI_IBM_PBLOCK,
-                                       (void *)pPB ); 
-                       if ( rc != LDAP_SUCCESS ) {
-                               rc = LDAP_OTHER;
-                       }
+                       rc = slapi_pblock_set( pSavePB, SLAPI_IBM_PBLOCK, (void *)pPB ); 
                }
        }
      
-       return rc;
+       return ( rc != LDAP_SUCCESS ) ? LDAP_OTHER : LDAP_SUCCESS;
 }
        
 /*********************************************************************
        int             rc = LDAP_SUCCESS;
 
        assert( ppFuncPtrs != NULL );
+       assert( be != NULL );
 
        /*
         * First, count the plugins associated with a specific
         * backend.
         */
-       if ( be != NULL ) {
+       if ( be != frontendDB ) {
                pCurrentPB = (Slapi_PBlock *)be->be_pb;
 
                while ( pCurrentPB != NULL && rc == LDAP_SUCCESS ) {
                                        numPB++;
                                }
                                rc = slapi_pblock_get( pCurrentPB,
-                                               SLAPI_IBM_PBLOCK, &pCurrentPB );
+                                       SLAPI_IBM_PBLOCK, &pCurrentPB );
                        }
                }
        }
-
        if ( rc != LDAP_SUCCESS ) {
                goto done;
        }
        /*
         * Then, count the global plugins.
         */
-       pCurrentPB = pGPlugins;
+       pCurrentPB = (Slapi_PBlock *)frontendDB->be_pb;
 
-       while  ( pCurrentPB != NULL && rc == LDAP_SUCCESS ) {
+       while ( pCurrentPB != NULL && rc == LDAP_SUCCESS ) {
                rc = slapi_pblock_get( pCurrentPB, functype, &FuncPtr );
                if ( rc == LDAP_SUCCESS ) {
                        if ( FuncPtr != NULL )  {
                                numPB++;
                        }
                        rc = slapi_pblock_get( pCurrentPB,
-                                       SLAPI_IBM_PBLOCK, &pCurrentPB );
+                               SLAPI_IBM_PBLOCK, &pCurrentPB );
                }
        }
-
        if ( rc != LDAP_SUCCESS ) {
                goto done;
        }
                goto done;
        }
 
-       if ( be != NULL ) {
+       if ( be != frontendDB ) {
                pCurrentPB = (Slapi_PBlock *)be->be_pb;
 
                while ( pCurrentPB != NULL && rc == LDAP_SUCCESS )  {
                }
        }
 
-       pCurrentPB = pGPlugins;
+       pCurrentPB = (Slapi_PBlock *)frontendDB->be_pb;
 
        while ( pCurrentPB != NULL && rc == LDAP_SUCCESS )  {
                rc = slapi_pblock_get( pCurrentPB, functype, &FuncPtr );
        *out = NULL;
        idx.bv_val = ibuf;
        i = 0;
-       for ( pp=be->be_pb; pp; slapi_pblock_get( pp, SLAPI_IBM_PBLOCK, &pp ) ) {
+
+       for ( pp = be->be_pb;
+             pp != NULL;
+             slapi_pblock_get( pp, SLAPI_IBM_PBLOCK, &pp ) )
+       {
                slapi_pblock_get( pp, SLAPI_X_CONFIG_ARGV, &argv );
+               if ( argv == NULL ) /* could be dynamic plugin */
+                       continue;
                idx.bv_len = sprintf( idx.bv_val, "{%d}", i );
                bv.bv_len = idx.bv_len;
                for (j=1; argv[j]; j++) {