diff --git a/src/backend/game.cpp b/src/backend/game.cpp
index 96d2fb9f..115ae054 100644
--- a/src/backend/game.cpp
+++ b/src/backend/game.cpp
@@ -480,6 +480,43 @@ namespace loot {
         lo_destroy_handle(gh);
     }
 
+    void Game::RedatePlugins() {
+        if (id != tes5)
+            return;
+
+        list<loot::Plugin> loadorder;
+        GetLoadOrder(loadorder);
+
+        if (!loadorder.empty()) {
+
+            time_t lastTime, thisTime;
+            fs::path filepath = DataPath() / loadorder.begin()->Name();
+            if (!fs::exists(filepath) && fs::exists(filepath.string() + ".ghost"))
+                filepath += ".ghost";
+
+            lastTime = fs::last_write_time(filepath);
+
+            for (list<loot::Plugin>::const_iterator it = loadorder.begin(), itend = loadorder.end(); it != itend; ++it) {
+
+                filepath = DataPath() / it->Name();
+                if (!fs::exists(filepath) && fs::exists(filepath.string() + ".ghost"))
+                    filepath += ".ghost";
+
+                time_t thisTime = fs::last_write_time(filepath);
+                BOOST_LOG_TRIVIAL(info) << "Current timestamp for \"" << filepath.filename().string() << "\": " << thisTime;
+                if (thisTime >= lastTime) {
+                    lastTime = thisTime;
+                    BOOST_LOG_TRIVIAL(trace) << "No need to redate \"" << filepath.filename().string() << "\".";
+                }
+                else {
+                    lastTime += 60;
+                    fs::last_write_time(filepath, lastTime);  //Space timestamps by a minute.
+                    BOOST_LOG_TRIVIAL(info) << "Redated \"" << filepath.filename().string() << "\" to: " << lastTime;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     void Game::CreateLOOTGameFolder() {
         //Make sure that the LOOT game path exists.
         try {
diff --git a/src/backend/game.h b/src/backend/game.h
index 839dc3fd..4372d795 100644
--- a/src/backend/game.h
+++ b/src/backend/game.h
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@ namespace loot {
         std::string RepoURL() const;
         std::string RepoBranch() const;
 
-
         boost::filesystem::path GamePath() const;
         boost::filesystem::path DataPath() const;
         boost::filesystem::path MasterlistPath() const;
@@ -75,9 +74,10 @@ namespace loot {
         bool IsActive(const std::string& plugin) const;
 
         void GetLoadOrder(std::list<Plugin>& loadOrder) const;
-        void SetLoadOrder(const std::list<Plugin>& loadOrder) const;
+        void SetLoadOrder(const std::list<Plugin>& loadOrder) const;  //Modifies game load order, even though const.
 
         void RefreshActivePluginsList();
+        void RedatePlugins();
 
         //Caches for condition results, active plugins and CRCs.
         boost::unordered_map<std::string, bool> conditionCache;  //Holds lowercased strings.
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ namespace loot {
         static const unsigned int fo3 = 3;
         static const unsigned int fonv = 4;
     private:
-        unsigned id;
+        unsigned int id;
         std::string _name;
         std::string _masterFile;
 
diff --git a/src/gui/main.cpp b/src/gui/main.cpp
index a254adce..18b58e55 100644
--- a/src/gui/main.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/main.cpp
@@ -1082,50 +1082,12 @@ void Launcher::OnRedatePlugins(wxCommandEvent& event) {
 
     if (dia->ShowModal() == wxID_YES) {
         BOOST_LOG_TRIVIAL(debug) << "Redating plugins.";
-        list<loot::Plugin> loadorder;
         try {
-            _game.GetLoadOrder(loadorder);
-        } catch (loot::error& e) {
-            BOOST_LOG_TRIVIAL(error) << "Failed to get load order. " << e.what();
+            _game.RedatePlugins();
+        } catch (std::exception& e) {
+            BOOST_LOG_TRIVIAL(error) << "Failed to redate plugins. " << e.what();
             wxMessageBox(
-                FromUTF8(format(loc::translate("Error: Failed to get load order. %1%")) % e.what()),
-                translate("LOOT: Error"),
-                wxOK | wxICON_ERROR,
-                this);
-        }
-
-        try {
-            if (!loadorder.empty()) {
-
-                time_t lastTime, thisTime;
-                fs::path filepath = _game.DataPath() / loadorder.begin()->Name();
-                if (!fs::exists(filepath) && fs::exists(filepath.string() + ".ghost"))
-                    filepath += ".ghost";
-
-                lastTime = fs::last_write_time(filepath);
-
-                for (list<loot::Plugin>::const_iterator it=loadorder.begin(), itend=loadorder.end(); it != itend; ++it) {
-
-                    filepath = _game.DataPath() / it->Name();
-                    if (!fs::exists(filepath) && fs::exists(filepath.string() + ".ghost"))
-                        filepath += ".ghost";
-
-                    time_t thisTime = fs::last_write_time(filepath);
-                    BOOST_LOG_TRIVIAL(info) << "Current timestamp for \"" << filepath.filename().string() << "\": " << thisTime;
-                    if (thisTime >= lastTime) {
-                        lastTime = thisTime;
-                        BOOST_LOG_TRIVIAL(trace) << "No need to redate \"" << filepath.filename().string() << "\".";
-                    } else {
-                        lastTime += 60;
-                        fs::last_write_time(filepath, lastTime);  //Space timestamps by a minute.
-                        BOOST_LOG_TRIVIAL(info) << "Redated \"" << filepath.filename().string() << "\" to: " << lastTime;
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-        } catch(fs::filesystem_error& e) {
-            BOOST_LOG_TRIVIAL(error) << "Failed to set plugin timestamps. " << e.what();
-            wxMessageBox(
-                FromUTF8(format(loc::translate("Error: Failed to set plugin timestamps. %1%")) % e.what()),
+                FromUTF8(format(loc::translate("Error: Failed to redate plugins. %1%")) % e.what()),
                 translate("LOOT: Error"),
                 wxOK | wxICON_ERROR,
                 this);