diff --git a/pronsole.py b/pronsole.py
index 01f742e..3e27168 100644
--- a/pronsole.py
+++ b/pronsole.py
@@ -177,10 +177,10 @@ class pronsole(cmd.Cmd):
         self.p.disconnect()
         cmd.Cmd.postloop(self)
     
-    def preloop(self):
+    def load_rc(self,rc_filename=".pronsolerc"):
         self.processing_rc=True
         try:
-            rc=open(os.path.join(os.path.expanduser("~"),".pronsolerc"))
+            rc=open(os.path.join(os.path.expanduser("~"),rc_filename))
             for rc_cmd in rc:
                 if not rc_cmd.lstrip().startswith("#"):
                     self.onecmd(rc_cmd)
@@ -188,6 +188,9 @@ class pronsole(cmd.Cmd):
         except IOError:
             pass
         self.processing_rc=False
+    
+    def preloop(self):
+        self.load_rc()
         print "Welcome to the printer console! Type \"help\" for a list of available commands."
         cmd.Cmd.preloop(self)
     
diff --git a/pronterface.py b/pronterface.py
index 1cd6b64..c01b0bb 100644
--- a/pronterface.py
+++ b/pronterface.py
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ class Tee(object):
 
 class PronterWindow(wx.Frame,pronsole.pronsole):
     def __init__(self, filename=None,size=winsize):
+        pronsole.pronsole.__init__(self)
         self.filename=filename
         os.putenv("UBUNTU_MENUPROXY","0")
         wx.Frame.__init__(self,None,title="Printer Interface",size=size);
@@ -99,6 +100,7 @@ class PronterWindow(wx.Frame,pronsole.pronsole):
         self.t=Tee(self.catchprint)
         self.stdout=sys.stdout
         self.mini=False
+        self.load_rc(".pronsolerc")
         
     
     def do_extrude(self,l=""):