--- a/PluginManager/PluginManager.py	Sat Oct 15 16:22:04 2016 +0200
+++ b/PluginManager/PluginManager.py	Sun Oct 16 11:44:20 2016 +0200
@@ -807,6 +807,9 @@
             module = self.__failedModules[name]
             autoactivate = False
             active = False
+        elif "_" in name:
+            # try stripping of a postfix
+            return self.getPluginDetails(name.rsplit("_", 1)[0])
         else:
             # should not happen
             return None