diff --git a/directives_generate.go b/directives_generate.go
index 9c40daa8a..b67e6dea5 100644
--- a/directives_generate.go
+++ b/directives_generate.go
@@ -8,17 +8,17 @@ import (
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"log"
 	"os"
-	"sort"
-	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 )
 
 func main() {
 	mi := make(map[string]string, 0)
-	md := make(map[int]string, 0)
+	md := []string{}
 
 	file, err := os.Open(pluginFile)
-	fatalIfErr(err)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("Failed to open %s: %q", pluginFile, err)
+	}
 
 	defer file.Close()
 
@@ -30,21 +30,21 @@ func main() {
 		}
 
 		items := strings.Split(line, ":")
-		if len(items) != 3 {
-			// ignore
+		if len(items) != 2 {
+			// ignore empty lines
 			continue
 		}
-		priority, err := strconv.Atoi(items[0])
-		fatalIfErr(err)
+		name, repo := items[0], items[1]
 
-		if v, ok := md[priority]; ok {
-			log.Fatalf("Duplicate priority '%d', slot already taken by %q", priority, v)
+		if _, ok := mi[name]; ok {
+			log.Fatalf("Duplicate entry %q", name)
 		}
-		md[priority] = items[1]
-		mi[items[1]] = pluginPath + items[2] // Default, unless overridden by 3rd arg
 
-		if _, err := os.Stat(pluginFSPath + items[2]); err != nil { // External package has been given
-			mi[items[1]] = items[2]
+		md = append(md, name)
+		mi[name] = pluginPath + repo // Default, unless overridden by 3rd arg
+
+		if _, err := os.Stat(pluginFSPath + repo); err != nil { // External package has been given
+			mi[name] = repo
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -65,14 +65,12 @@ func genImports(file, pack string, mi map[string]string) {
 	}
 	outs += ")\n"
 
-	res, err := format.Source([]byte(outs))
-	fatalIfErr(err)
-
-	err = ioutil.WriteFile(file, res, 0644)
-	fatalIfErr(err)
+	if err := formatAndWrite(file, outs); err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("Failed to format and write: %q", err)
+	}
 }
 
-func genDirectives(file, pack string, md map[int]string) {
+func genDirectives(file, pack string, md []string) {
 
 	outs := header + "package " + pack + "\n\n"
 	outs += `
@@ -87,29 +85,27 @@ func genDirectives(file, pack string, md map[int]string) {
 var directives = []string{
 `
 
-	var orders []int
-	for k := range md {
-		orders = append(orders, k)
-	}
-	sort.Ints(orders)
-
-	for _, k := range orders {
-		outs += `"` + md[k] + `",` + "\n"
+	for i := range md {
+		outs += `"` + md[i] + `",` + "\n"
 	}
 
 	outs += "}\n"
 
-	res, err := format.Source([]byte(outs))
-	fatalIfErr(err)
-
-	err = ioutil.WriteFile(file, res, 0644)
-	fatalIfErr(err)
+	if err := formatAndWrite(file, outs); err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("Failed to format and write: %q", err)
+	}
 }
 
-func fatalIfErr(err error) {
+func formatAndWrite(file string, data string) error {
+	res, err := format.Source([]byte(data))
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Fatal(err)
+		return err
 	}
+
+	if err = ioutil.WriteFile(file, res, 0644); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return nil
 }
 
 const (
diff --git a/plugin.cfg b/plugin.cfg
index 550dd246d..e657dfdd1 100644
--- a/plugin.cfg
+++ b/plugin.cfg
@@ -10,42 +10,42 @@
 # Modify the list below and run `go gen && go build`
 
 # The parser takes the input format of
-#     <order>:<plugin-name>:<package-name>
+#     <plugin-name>:<package-name>
 # Or
-#     <order>:<plugin-name>:<fully-qualified-package-name>
+#     <plugin-name>:<fully-qualified-package-name>
 #
 # External plugin example:
-# 80:log:github.com/coredns/coredns/plugin/log
+# log:github.com/coredns/coredns/plugin/log
 # Local plugin example:
-# 80:log:log
+# log:log
 
-1:tls:tls
-10:root:root
-20:bind:bind
-30:debug:debug
-40:trace:trace
-50:health:health
-60:pprof:pprof
-70:prometheus:metrics
-80:errors:errors
-90:log:log
-100:autopath:autopath
-110:dnstap:dnstap
-120:chaos:chaos
-130:cache:cache
-140:rewrite:rewrite
-150:loadbalance:loadbalance
-160:dnssec:dnssec
-170:reverse:reverse
-180:hosts:hosts
-190:federation:federation
-200:kubernetes:kubernetes
-210:file:file
-220:auto:auto
-230:secondary:secondary
-240:etcd:etcd
-250:proxy:proxy
-260:erratic:erratic
-270:whoami:whoami
-500:startup:github.com/mholt/caddy/startupshutdown
-510:shutdown:github.com/mholt/caddy/startupshutdown
+tls:tls
+root:root
+bind:bind
+debug:debug
+trace:trace
+health:health
+pprof:pprof
+prometheus:metrics
+errors:errors
+log:log
+autopath:autopath
+dnstap:dnstap
+chaos:chaos
+cache:cache
+rewrite:rewrite
+loadbalance:loadbalance
+dnssec:dnssec
+reverse:reverse
+hosts:hosts
+federation:federation
+kubernetes:kubernetes
+file:file
+auto:auto
+secondary:secondary
+etcd:etcd
+proxy:proxy
+erratic:erratic
+whoami:whoami
+startup:github.com/mholt/caddy/startupshutdown
+shutdown:github.com/mholt/caddy/startupshutdown