1 files changed, 15 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/history-search/rl_history_search.pl b/history-search/rl_history_search.pl
index eebb6c7..e6781db 100644
--- a/history-search/rl_history_search.pl
+++ b/history-search/rl_history_search.pl
@@ -91,12 +91,24 @@ sub script_is_loaded {
 }
 
 unless (script_is_loaded('uberprompt')) {
-    die "This script requires 'uberprompt.pl' in order to work. "
-      . "Please load it and try again";
-} else {
+    print "This script requires 'uberprompt.pl' in order to work. "
+      . "Attempting to load it now...";
+    Irssi::signal_add('script error', \&load_uberprompt_failed);
+    Irssi::command("script load uberprompt.pl");
+    unless(script_is_loaded('uberprompt')) {
+        load_uberprompt_failed("File does not exist");
+    }
     history_init();
 }
 
+sub load_uberprompt_failed {
+    Irssi::sigal_remove('script error', \&load_prompt_failed);
+    print "Script could not be loaded. Script cannot continue. "
+      . "Check you have uberprompt.pl installed in your path and "
+        .  "try again.";
+    die "Script Load Failed: " . join(" ", @_);
+}
+
 sub history_init {
     Irssi::settings_add_bool('history_search', 'histsearch_debug', 0);