diff --git a/src/proxy/proxyPython.pro b/src/proxy/proxyPython.pro
index ec0a6da..ca35ad4 100644
--- a/src/proxy/proxyPython.pro
+++ b/src/proxy/proxyPython.pro
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ TEMPLATE = lib
 
 CONFIG += plugins
 CONFIG += dll
+CONFIG += warn_on
 
 DEFINES += PROXYPYTHON_LIBRARY
 
diff --git a/src/proxy/proxypluginwrappers.cpp b/src/proxy/proxypluginwrappers.cpp
index 5848f13..1f18d21 100644
--- a/src/proxy/proxypluginwrappers.cpp
+++ b/src/proxy/proxypluginwrappers.cpp
@@ -1,27 +1,13 @@
 #include "proxypluginwrappers.h"
 #include <boost/python.hpp>
 #include <utility.h>
+#include "error.h"
+#include "gilock.h"
 
 namespace bpy = boost::python;
 
 using namespace MOBase;
 
-static void reportPythonError()
-{
-  if (PyErr_Occurred()) {
-    // prints to s_ErrIO buffer
-    PyErr_Print();
-    // extract data from python buffer
-    bpy::object mainModule = bpy::import("__main__");
-    bpy::object mainNamespace = mainModule.attr("__dict__");
-    bpy::object errMsgObj = bpy::eval("s_ErrIO.getvalue()", mainNamespace);
-    QString errMsg = bpy::extract<QString>(errMsgObj.ptr());
-    bpy::eval("s_ErrIO.truncate(0)", mainNamespace);
-    throw MyException(errMsg);
-  } else {
-    throw MyException("An unexpected C++ exception was thrown in python code");
-  }
-}
 
 #define PYCATCH catch (const bpy::error_already_set &) { reportPythonError(); throw MyException("unhandled exception"); }\
                 catch (...) { throw MyException("An unknown exception was thrown in python code"); }
@@ -111,6 +97,8 @@ void IPluginToolWrapper::setParentWidget(QWidget *parent)
 void IPluginToolWrapper::display() const
 {
   try {
+    GILock lock;
+
     this->get_override("display")();
   } PYCATCH;
 }
@@ -205,10 +193,11 @@ std::set<QString> IPluginInstallerCustomWrapper::supportedExtensions() const
 }
 
 
-IPluginInstaller::EInstallResult IPluginInstallerCustomWrapper::install(GuessedValue<QString> &modName, const QString &archiveName)
+IPluginInstaller::EInstallResult IPluginInstallerCustomWrapper::install(GuessedValue<QString> &modName, const QString &archiveName,
+                                                                        const QString &version, int modID)
 {
   try {
-    return this->get_override("install")(modName, archiveName);
+    return this->get_override("install")(modName, archiveName, version, modID);
   } PYCATCH;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/proxy/proxypluginwrappers.h b/src/proxy/proxypluginwrappers.h
index 741feb4..49e87df 100644
--- a/src/proxy/proxypluginwrappers.h
+++ b/src/proxy/proxypluginwrappers.h
@@ -68,7 +68,8 @@ public:
   virtual bool isArchiveSupported(const MOBase::DirectoryTree &tree) const;
   virtual bool isArchiveSupported(const QString &archiveName) const;
   virtual std::set<QString> supportedExtensions() const;
-  virtual EInstallResult install(MOBase::GuessedValue<QString> &modName, const QString &archiveName);  
+  virtual EInstallResult install(MOBase::GuessedValue<QString> &modName, const QString &archiveName,
+                                 const QString &version, int modID);
   virtual void setParentWidget(QWidget *parent);
 
 };
diff --git a/src/proxy/proxypython.cpp b/src/proxy/proxypython.cpp
index c909d84..9109751 100644
--- a/src/proxy/proxypython.cpp
+++ b/src/proxy/proxypython.cpp
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 // sip and qt slots seems to conflict
 #include <sip.h>
 
-
 using namespace MOBase;
 namespace bpy = boost::python;
 
@@ -137,7 +136,6 @@ struct QVariant_to_python_obj
       case QVariant::Bool: return PyBool_FromLong(var.toBool());
       case QVariant::String: return bpy::incref(bpy::object(var.toString().toUtf8().constData()).ptr());
       case QVariant::List: {
-        qDebug("to list convert");
         QVariantList list = var.toList();
         PyObject *result = PyList_New(list.count());
         foreach (QVariant var, list) {
@@ -321,7 +319,6 @@ template <> struct MetaData<QObject> { static const char *className() { return "
 template <> struct MetaData<QWidget> { static const char *className() { return "QWidget"; } };
 template <> struct MetaData<QIcon> { static const char *className() { return "QIcon"; } };
 template <> struct MetaData<QVariant> { static const char *className() { return "QVariant"; } };
-//template <> struct MetaData<QList<MOBase::NexusFileInfo> > { static const char *className() { return "QList<NexusFileInfo>"; } };
 
 
 template <typename T>
@@ -347,7 +344,6 @@ PyObject *toPyQt(T *objPtr)
   return bpy::incref(sipObj);
 }
 
-
 template <typename T>
 struct QClass_converters
 {
@@ -402,7 +398,6 @@ struct QClass_converters
     sipSimpleWrapper *wrapper = reinterpret_cast<sipSimpleWrapper*>(objPtr);
     return wrapper->data;
   }
-
   QClass_converters()
   {
     bpy::converter::registry::insert(&QClass_from_PyQt, bpy::type_id<T>());
@@ -579,13 +574,6 @@ BOOST_PYTHON_MODULE(mobase)
   bpy::class_<IPluginInstallerCustomWrapper, boost::noncopyable>("IPluginInstallerCustom")
       .def("setParentWidget", bpy::pure_virtual(&MOBase::IPluginInstallerCustom::setParentWidget));
 
-/*  bpy::class_<MOBase::ModRepositoryFileInfo, boost::noncopyable>("ModRepositoryFileInfo")
-      .def_readonly("name", &ModRepositoryFileInfo::name)
-      .def_readonly("uri", &ModRepositoryFileInfo::uri)
-      .def_readonly("version", &ModRepositoryFileInfo::version)
-      .def_readonly("categoryID", &ModRepositoryFileInfo::categoryID);
-      int fileID;*/
-
   GuessedValue_converters<QString>();
 
   bpy::to_python_converter<ModRepositoryFileInfo, ModRepositoryFileInfo_to_python_dict>();
@@ -598,6 +586,8 @@ BOOST_PYTHON_MODULE(mobase)
 }
 
 
+static char* argv0 = "ModOrganizer.exe";
+
 ProxyPython::ProxyPython()
   : m_MOInfo(NULL)
 {
@@ -606,7 +596,6 @@ ProxyPython::ProxyPython()
     Py_Initialize();
     qDebug("Python: %s", Py_GetVersion());
 
-    static char* argv0 = "Banana?";
     PySys_SetArgv(0, &argv0);
 
     bpy::object main_module = bpy::import("__main__");
@@ -700,12 +689,12 @@ QObject *ProxyPython::instantiate(const QString &pluginName)
     bpy::object main_namespace = main_module.attr("__dict__");
 
     bpy::object mobase_module((bpy::handle<>(PyImport_ImportModule("mobase"))));
+    main_namespace["sys"] = bpy::import("sys");
     main_namespace["mobase"] = mobase_module;
 
     QString appendDataPath = QString("sys.path.append(\"%1\")").arg(m_MOInfo->pluginDataPath());
 
     bpy::eval(appendDataPath.toUtf8().constData(), main_namespace);
-
     main_namespace["interfaces"] = bpy::import("interfaces");
 
     std::string temp = ToString(pluginName);
@@ -718,8 +707,6 @@ QObject *ProxyPython::instantiate(const QString &pluginName)
     bpy::object pluginObj = m_PythonObjects[pluginName];
     TRY_PLUGIN_TYPE(IPluginInstallerCustom, pluginObj);
     TRY_PLUGIN_TYPE(IPluginTool, pluginObj);
-  } catch (const std::exception &e) {
-    qWarning("failed to run python script \"%s\": %s", qPrintable(pluginName), e.what());
   } catch (const bpy::error_already_set&) {
     qWarning("failed to run python script \"%s\"", qPrintable(pluginName));
     reportPythonError();
diff --git a/src/proxy/uibasewrappers.h b/src/proxy/uibasewrappers.h
index 636fd45..ac589af 100644
--- a/src/proxy/uibasewrappers.h
+++ b/src/proxy/uibasewrappers.h
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ struct IOrganizerWrapper: MOBase::IOrganizer, boost::python::wrapper<MOBase::IOr
   virtual QString downloadsPath() const { return this->get_override("downloadsPath")(); }
   virtual MOBase::VersionInfo appVersion() const { return this->get_override("appVersion")(); }
   virtual MOBase::IModInterface *getMod(const QString &name) { return this->get_override("getMod")(name); }
-  virtual MOBase::IModInterface *createMod(const QString &name) { return this->get_override("createMod")(name); }
+  virtual MOBase::IModInterface *createMod(MOBase::GuessedValue<QString> &name) { return this->get_override("createMod")(name); }
   virtual bool removeMod(MOBase::IModInterface *mod) { return this->get_override("removeMod")(mod); }
   virtual void modDataChanged(MOBase::IModInterface *mod) { this->get_override("modDataChanged")(mod); }
   virtual QVariant pluginSetting(const QString &pluginName, const QString &key) const { return this->get_override("pluginSetting")(pluginName, key); }