diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index f64607a04..ca982bff1 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 WeeChat - Wee Enhanced Environment for Chat
 ===========================================
 
-ChangeLog - 2006-10-14
+ChangeLog - 2006-10-20
 
 
 Version 0.2.2 (under dev!):
+   * fixed crash when loading ruby script if file does not exist, with
+     Ruby >= 1.9 only (bug #18064)
    * added date in plugin function get_buffer_data()
    * fixed some portability bugs (patch #5271)
    * fixed iconv detection for BSD (patch #5456)
diff --git a/src/plugins/scripts/lua/weechat-lua.c b/src/plugins/scripts/lua/weechat-lua.c
index 2008f649c..950baf90e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/scripts/lua/weechat-lua.c
+++ b/src/plugins/scripts/lua/weechat-lua.c
@@ -1936,12 +1936,11 @@ weechat_lua_load (t_weechat_plugin *plugin, char *filename)
     
     if ((fp = fopen (filename, "r")) == NULL)
     {
-        plugin->print_server (plugin,
-                              "Lua error: unable to open file \"%s\"",
+        plugin->print_server (plugin, "Lua error: script \"%s\" not found",
                               filename);
         return 0;
     }
-
+    
     lua_current_script = NULL;
     
     lua_current_interpreter = lua_open ();
diff --git a/src/plugins/scripts/perl/weechat-perl.c b/src/plugins/scripts/perl/weechat-perl.c
index 21ffaeb07..c89b8c5a7 100644
--- a/src/plugins/scripts/perl/weechat-perl.c
+++ b/src/plugins/scripts/perl/weechat-perl.c
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@
 #include <sys/socket.h>
 #include <netinet/in.h>
 #include <arpa/inet.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
 
 #include "../../weechat-plugin.h"
 #include "../weechat-script.h"
@@ -1631,7 +1633,8 @@ weechat_perl_load (t_weechat_plugin *plugin, char *filename)
     STRLEN len;
     t_plugin_script tempscript;
     int eval;
-
+    struct stat buf;
+    
 #ifndef MULTIPLICITY
     char pkgname[64];
 #else
@@ -1640,8 +1643,16 @@ weechat_perl_load (t_weechat_plugin *plugin, char *filename)
 #endif
     
     plugin->print_server (plugin, "Loading Perl script \"%s\"", filename);
-    perl_current_script = NULL;
+    
+    if (stat (filename, &buf) != 0)
+    {
+        plugin->print_server (plugin, "Perl error: script \"%s\" not found",
+                              filename);
+        return 0;
+    }
 
+    perl_current_script = NULL;
+    
 #ifndef MULTIPLICITY
     snprintf(pkgname, sizeof(pkgname), "%s%d", PKG_NAME_PREFIX, perl_num);
     perl_num++;
diff --git a/src/plugins/scripts/python/weechat-python.c b/src/plugins/scripts/python/weechat-python.c
index c8091260d..a894f82b0 100644
--- a/src/plugins/scripts/python/weechat-python.c
+++ b/src/plugins/scripts/python/weechat-python.c
@@ -1592,14 +1592,13 @@ weechat_python_load (t_weechat_plugin *plugin, char *filename)
     
     if ((fp = fopen (filename, "r")) == NULL)
     {
-        plugin->print_server (plugin,
-                              "Python error: unable to open file \"%s\"",
+        plugin->print_server (plugin, "Python error: script \"%s\" not found",
                               filename);
         return 0;
     }
-
+    
     python_current_script = NULL;
-
+    
     /* PyEval_AcquireLock (); */
     python_current_interpreter = Py_NewInterpreter ();
     PySys_SetArgv(1, argv);
diff --git a/src/plugins/scripts/ruby/weechat-ruby.c b/src/plugins/scripts/ruby/weechat-ruby.c
index 5001c10d3..4e2cebf90 100644
--- a/src/plugins/scripts/ruby/weechat-ruby.c
+++ b/src/plugins/scripts/ruby/weechat-ruby.c
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@
 #include <sys/socket.h>
 #include <netinet/in.h>
 #include <arpa/inet.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
 
 #include "../../weechat-plugin.h"
 #include "../weechat-script.h"
@@ -1796,10 +1798,19 @@ weechat_ruby_load (t_weechat_plugin *plugin, char *filename)
     char modname[64];
     VALUE curModule, ruby_retcode, err;
     int ruby_error;
+    struct stat buf;
     
     plugin->print_server (plugin, "Loading Ruby script \"%s\"", filename);
+    
+    if (stat (filename, &buf) != 0)
+    {
+        plugin->print_server (plugin, "Ruby error: script \"%s\" not found",
+                              filename);
+        return 0;
+    }
+    
     ruby_current_script = NULL;
-
+    
     snprintf(modname, sizeof(modname), "%s%d", MOD_NAME_PREFIX, ruby_num);
     ruby_num++;
 
diff --git a/weechat/ChangeLog b/weechat/ChangeLog
index f64607a04..ca982bff1 100644
--- a/weechat/ChangeLog
+++ b/weechat/ChangeLog
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 WeeChat - Wee Enhanced Environment for Chat
 ===========================================
 
-ChangeLog - 2006-10-14
+ChangeLog - 2006-10-20
 
 
 Version 0.2.2 (under dev!):
+   * fixed crash when loading ruby script if file does not exist, with
+     Ruby >= 1.9 only (bug #18064)
    * added date in plugin function get_buffer_data()
    * fixed some portability bugs (patch #5271)
    * fixed iconv detection for BSD (patch #5456)
diff --git a/weechat/src/plugins/scripts/lua/weechat-lua.c b/weechat/src/plugins/scripts/lua/weechat-lua.c
index 2008f649c..950baf90e 100644
--- a/weechat/src/plugins/scripts/lua/weechat-lua.c
+++ b/weechat/src/plugins/scripts/lua/weechat-lua.c
@@ -1936,12 +1936,11 @@ weechat_lua_load (t_weechat_plugin *plugin, char *filename)
     
     if ((fp = fopen (filename, "r")) == NULL)
     {
-        plugin->print_server (plugin,
-                              "Lua error: unable to open file \"%s\"",
+        plugin->print_server (plugin, "Lua error: script \"%s\" not found",
                               filename);
         return 0;
     }
-
+    
     lua_current_script = NULL;
     
     lua_current_interpreter = lua_open ();
diff --git a/weechat/src/plugins/scripts/perl/weechat-perl.c b/weechat/src/plugins/scripts/perl/weechat-perl.c
index 21ffaeb07..c89b8c5a7 100644
--- a/weechat/src/plugins/scripts/perl/weechat-perl.c
+++ b/weechat/src/plugins/scripts/perl/weechat-perl.c
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@
 #include <sys/socket.h>
 #include <netinet/in.h>
 #include <arpa/inet.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
 
 #include "../../weechat-plugin.h"
 #include "../weechat-script.h"
@@ -1631,7 +1633,8 @@ weechat_perl_load (t_weechat_plugin *plugin, char *filename)
     STRLEN len;
     t_plugin_script tempscript;
     int eval;
-
+    struct stat buf;
+    
 #ifndef MULTIPLICITY
     char pkgname[64];
 #else
@@ -1640,8 +1643,16 @@ weechat_perl_load (t_weechat_plugin *plugin, char *filename)
 #endif
     
     plugin->print_server (plugin, "Loading Perl script \"%s\"", filename);
-    perl_current_script = NULL;
+    
+    if (stat (filename, &buf) != 0)
+    {
+        plugin->print_server (plugin, "Perl error: script \"%s\" not found",
+                              filename);
+        return 0;
+    }
 
+    perl_current_script = NULL;
+    
 #ifndef MULTIPLICITY
     snprintf(pkgname, sizeof(pkgname), "%s%d", PKG_NAME_PREFIX, perl_num);
     perl_num++;
diff --git a/weechat/src/plugins/scripts/python/weechat-python.c b/weechat/src/plugins/scripts/python/weechat-python.c
index c8091260d..a894f82b0 100644
--- a/weechat/src/plugins/scripts/python/weechat-python.c
+++ b/weechat/src/plugins/scripts/python/weechat-python.c
@@ -1592,14 +1592,13 @@ weechat_python_load (t_weechat_plugin *plugin, char *filename)
     
     if ((fp = fopen (filename, "r")) == NULL)
     {
-        plugin->print_server (plugin,
-                              "Python error: unable to open file \"%s\"",
+        plugin->print_server (plugin, "Python error: script \"%s\" not found",
                               filename);
         return 0;
     }
-
+    
     python_current_script = NULL;
-
+    
     /* PyEval_AcquireLock (); */
     python_current_interpreter = Py_NewInterpreter ();
     PySys_SetArgv(1, argv);
diff --git a/weechat/src/plugins/scripts/ruby/weechat-ruby.c b/weechat/src/plugins/scripts/ruby/weechat-ruby.c
index 5001c10d3..4e2cebf90 100644
--- a/weechat/src/plugins/scripts/ruby/weechat-ruby.c
+++ b/weechat/src/plugins/scripts/ruby/weechat-ruby.c
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@
 #include <sys/socket.h>
 #include <netinet/in.h>
 #include <arpa/inet.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
 
 #include "../../weechat-plugin.h"
 #include "../weechat-script.h"
@@ -1796,10 +1798,19 @@ weechat_ruby_load (t_weechat_plugin *plugin, char *filename)
     char modname[64];
     VALUE curModule, ruby_retcode, err;
     int ruby_error;
+    struct stat buf;
     
     plugin->print_server (plugin, "Loading Ruby script \"%s\"", filename);
+    
+    if (stat (filename, &buf) != 0)
+    {
+        plugin->print_server (plugin, "Ruby error: script \"%s\" not found",
+                              filename);
+        return 0;
+    }
+    
     ruby_current_script = NULL;
-
+    
     snprintf(modname, sizeof(modname), "%s%d", MOD_NAME_PREFIX, ruby_num);
     ruby_num++;