diff --git a/app/indicator/factory.cpp b/app/indicator/factory.cpp
index 1677ee4ab..14c430877 100644
--- a/app/indicator/factory.cpp
+++ b/app/indicator/factory.cpp
@@ -115,10 +115,10 @@ void Factory::reload(const QString &indicatorPath)
     QString pluginChangedId;
 
     if (!indicatorPath.isEmpty() && indicatorPath != "." && indicatorPath != "..") {
-        QString metadataFile = indicatorPath + "/metadata.desktop";
+        QString metadataFile = metadataFileAbsolutePath(indicatorPath);
 
         if(QFileInfo(metadataFile).exists()) {
-            KPluginMetaData metadata = KPluginMetaData::fromDesktopFile(metadataFile);
+            KPluginMetaData metadata = KPluginMetaData(metadataFile);
 
             if (metadataAreValid(metadata)) {
                 pluginChangedId = metadata.pluginId();
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ bool Factory::metadataAreValid(KPluginMetaData &metadata)
 bool Factory::metadataAreValid(QString &file)
 {
     if (QFileInfo(file).exists()) {
-        KPluginMetaData metadata = KPluginMetaData::fromDesktopFile(file);
+        KPluginMetaData metadata(file);
         return metadata.isValid();
     }
 
@@ -260,6 +260,23 @@ QString Factory::uiPath(QString pluginName) const
     return m_pluginUiPaths[pluginName];
 }
 
+QString Factory::metadataFileAbsolutePath(const QString &directoryPath)
+{
+    QString metadataFile = directoryPath + "/metadata.json";
+
+    if(QFileInfo(metadataFile).exists()) {
+        return metadataFile;
+    }
+
+    metadataFile = directoryPath + "/metadata.desktop";
+
+    if(QFileInfo(metadataFile).exists()) {
+        return metadataFile;
+    }
+
+    return QString();
+}
+
 Latte::ImportExport::State Factory::importIndicatorFile(QString compressedFile)
 {
     auto showNotificationError = []() {
@@ -303,7 +320,7 @@ Latte::ImportExport::State Factory::importIndicatorFile(QString compressedFile)
 
     //metadata file
     QString packagePath = archiveTempDir.path();
-    QString metadataFile = archiveTempDir.path() + "/metadata.desktop";
+    QString metadataFile = metadataFileAbsolutePath(archiveTempDir.path());
 
     if (!QFileInfo(metadataFile).exists()){
         QDirIterator iter(archiveTempDir.path(), QDir::Dirs | QDir::NoDotAndDotDot);
@@ -311,7 +328,7 @@ Latte::ImportExport::State Factory::importIndicatorFile(QString compressedFile)
         while(iter.hasNext() ) {
             QString currentPath = iter.next();
 
-            QString tempMetadata = currentPath + "/metadata.desktop";
+            QString tempMetadata = metadataFileAbsolutePath(currentPath);
 
             if (QFileInfo(tempMetadata).exists()) {
                 metadataFile = tempMetadata;
@@ -320,7 +337,7 @@ Latte::ImportExport::State Factory::importIndicatorFile(QString compressedFile)
         }
     }
 
-    KPluginMetaData metadata = KPluginMetaData::fromDesktopFile(metadataFile);
+    KPluginMetaData metadata = KPluginMetaData(metadataFile);
 
     if (metadataAreValid(metadata)) {
         QStringList standardPaths = Latte::Layouts::Importer::standardPaths();
diff --git a/app/indicator/factory.h b/app/indicator/factory.h
index ec67b6cf5..b4790c395 100644
--- a/app/indicator/factory.h
+++ b/app/indicator/factory.h
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ public:
 
     QString uiPath(QString pluginName) const;
 
+    static QString metadataFileAbsolutePath(const QString &directoryPath);
+
     //! metadata record
     static bool metadataAreValid(KPluginMetaData &metadata);
     //! metadata file
diff --git a/app/view/indicator/indicator.cpp b/app/view/indicator/indicator.cpp
index afd9329ef..77819a52c 100644
--- a/app/view/indicator/indicator.cpp
+++ b/app/view/indicator/indicator.cpp
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 
 // Qt
 #include <QFileDialog>
+#include <QFileInfo>
 #include <QLatin1String>
 
 // KDE
@@ -243,9 +244,7 @@ void Indicator::load(QString type)
 
         m_metadata = metadata;
         m_type = type;
-
-        QString path = m_metadata.fileName();
-        m_pluginPath = path.remove("metadata.desktop");
+        m_pluginPath = QFileInfo(m_metadata.fileName()).absolutePath();
 
         if (m_corona && m_corona->indicatorFactory()->isCustomType(type)) {
             setCustomType(type);
@@ -271,7 +270,7 @@ void Indicator::updateComponent()
     QString uiPath = m_metadata.value("X-Latte-MainScript");
 
     if (!uiPath.isEmpty()) {
-        uiPath = m_pluginPath + "package/" + uiPath;
+        uiPath = m_pluginPath + "/package/" + uiPath;
         m_component = new QQmlComponent(m_view->engine(), uiPath);
     }
 
@@ -288,10 +287,7 @@ void Indicator::loadPlasmaComponent()
     QString uiPath = metadata.value("X-Latte-MainScript");
 
     if (!uiPath.isEmpty()) {
-        QString path = metadata.fileName();
-        path = path.remove("metadata.desktop");
-
-        uiPath = path + "package/" + uiPath;
+        uiPath = QFileInfo(metadata.fileName()).absolutePath() + "/package/" + uiPath;
         m_plasmaComponent = new QQmlComponent(m_view->engine(), uiPath);
     }
 
@@ -315,7 +311,7 @@ void Indicator::updateScheme()
     QString xmlPath = m_metadata.value("X-Latte-ConfigXml");
 
     if (!xmlPath.isEmpty()) {
-        QFile file(m_pluginPath + "package/" + xmlPath);
+        QFile file(m_pluginPath + "/package/" + xmlPath);
         m_configLoader = new KConfigLoader(m_view->containment()->config().group("Indicator").group(m_metadata.pluginId()), &file);
         m_configuration = new KDeclarative::ConfigPropertyMap(m_configLoader, this);
     } else {
diff --git a/app/view/settings/indicatoruimanager.cpp b/app/view/settings/indicatoruimanager.cpp
index 0c85706f1..4705f9eec 100644
--- a/app/view/settings/indicatoruimanager.cpp
+++ b/app/view/settings/indicatoruimanager.cpp
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 
 // Qt
 #include <QFileDialog>
+#include <QFileInfo>
 #include <QTimer>
 
 // KDE
@@ -112,7 +113,7 @@ void IndicatorUiManager::ui(const QString &type, Latte::View *view)
     }
 
     //! type needs to be created again
-    KPluginMetaData metadata = m_primary->corona()->indicatorFactory()->metadata(type);;
+    KPluginMetaData metadata = m_primary->corona()->indicatorFactory()->metadata(type);
 
     if (metadata.isValid()) {
         QString uiPath = metadata.value("X-Latte-ConfigUi");
@@ -121,13 +122,13 @@ void IndicatorUiManager::ui(const QString &type, Latte::View *view)
             IndicatorUiData uidata;
 
             uidata.ui = new KDeclarative::QmlObjectSharedEngine(this);
-            uidata.pluginPath = metadata.fileName().remove("metadata.desktop");
+            uidata.pluginPath = QFileInfo(metadata.fileName()).absolutePath();
             uidata.type = type;
             uidata.view = view;
 
             uidata.ui->setTranslationDomain(QLatin1String("latte_indicator_") + metadata.pluginId());
             uidata.ui->setInitializationDelayed(true);
-            uiPath = uidata.pluginPath + "package/" + uiPath;
+            uiPath = uidata.pluginPath + "/package/" + uiPath;
             uidata.ui->setSource(QUrl::fromLocalFile(uiPath));
             uidata.ui->rootContext()->setContextProperty(QStringLiteral("dialog"), m_parentItem);
             uidata.ui->rootContext()->setContextProperty(QStringLiteral("indicator"), view->indicator());