diff --git a/src/EllieBot/_common/Marmalade/Common/MarmaladeLoaderService.cs b/src/EllieBot/_common/Marmalade/Common/MarmaladeLoaderService.cs
index a17e05a..1c6dd00 100644
--- a/src/EllieBot/_common/Marmalade/Common/MarmaladeLoaderService.cs
+++ b/src/EllieBot/_common/Marmalade/Common/MarmaladeLoaderService.cs
@@ -330,9 +330,9 @@ public sealed class MarmaladeLoaderService : IMarmaladeLoaderService, IReadyExec
             throw new FileNotFoundException($"Marmalade dll not found: {path}");
 
         strings = MarmaladeStrings.CreateDefault(dir);
-        var ctx = new MarmaladeAssemblyLoadContext(Path.GetDirectoryName(path)!);
+        var ctx = new MarmaladeAssemblyLoadContext(path);
         var a = ctx.LoadFromAssemblyPath(Path.GetFullPath(path));
-        ctx.LoadDependencies(a);
+        // ctx.LoadDependencies(a);
 
         // load services
         iocModule = new MarmaladeNinjectIocModule(_cont, a, safeName);