diff --git a/change_log.txt b/change_log.txt
index eced9b02..aca4f579 100644
--- a/change_log.txt
+++ b/change_log.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 06/13/2009
 - bugfix at extend resource: create unique files for compiled template and cache for each combination of template files
 - update extend resource to handle appen and prepend block attributes
+- instantiate classes of plugins instead of calling them static
 
 06/03/2009
 - fixed repeat at block plugins
diff --git a/libs/sysplugins/internal.plugin_handler.php b/libs/sysplugins/internal.plugin_handler.php
index 65dde5d4..fb2299a9 100644
--- a/libs/sysplugins/internal.plugin_handler.php
+++ b/libs/sysplugins/internal.plugin_handler.php
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ class Smarty_Internal_Plugin_Handler extends Smarty_Internal_Base {
                 $plugin = 'smarty_' . $plugin_type . '_' . $name;
                 if ($this->smarty->loadPlugin($plugin)) {
                     if (class_exists($plugin, false)) {
-                        $plugin = array($plugin, 'execute');
+                        $plugin = array(new $plugin, 'execute');
                     } 
                     if (is_callable($plugin)) {
                         $this->smarty->registered_plugins[$name] = array($plugin_type, $plugin, false);