diff --git a/workflow/engine/bin/cli.php b/workflow/engine/bin/cli.php
index 29775b94c..e3a46f080 100644
--- a/workflow/engine/bin/cli.php
+++ b/workflow/engine/bin/cli.php
@@ -61,6 +61,13 @@
   // register tasks
   //TODO: include plugins
   $directories = array(PATH_HOME . 'engine/bin/tasks');
+  $pluginsDirectories = glob(PATH_PLUGINS . "*");
+  foreach ($pluginsDirectories as $dir) {
+    if (!is_dir($dir))
+      continue;
+    if (is_dir("$dir/bin/tasks"))
+      $directories[] = "$dir/bin/tasks";
+  }
 
   foreach ($directories as $dir) {
     foreach (glob("$dir/*.php") as $filename) {
diff --git a/workflow/engine/classes/class.wsTools.php b/workflow/engine/classes/class.wsTools.php
index 9d1e03c0d..f33a8ec89 100644
--- a/workflow/engine/classes/class.wsTools.php
+++ b/workflow/engine/classes/class.wsTools.php
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ class workspaceTools {
    * @param   bool $root wheter to also initialize a root connection
    * @return  the Propel connection
    */
-  private function initPropel($root = false) {
+  public function initPropel($root = false) {
     if (($this->initPropel && !$root) || ($this->initPropelRoot && $root))
       return;
     $wfDetails = $this->getDBCredentials("wf");