diff --git a/libs/ardour/plugin_insert.cc b/libs/ardour/plugin_insert.cc
index 6957d55f57..f41d6bbc25 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/plugin_insert.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/plugin_insert.cc
@@ -89,6 +89,8 @@ PluginInsert::PluginInsert (Session& s, const XMLNode& node)
 		throw failed_constructor();
 	}
 
+	_pending_active = _active;
+
 	{
 		Glib::Mutex::Lock em (_session.engine().process_lock());
 		IO::PortCountChanged (max(input_streams(), output_streams()));
@@ -718,7 +720,6 @@ PluginInsert::set_state(const XMLNode& node, int version)
 	}
 
 	if (prop->value() == X_("ladspa") || prop->value() == X_("Ladspa")) { /* handle old school sessions */
-		cout << "- LADSPA\n";
 		type = ARDOUR::LADSPA;
 	} else if (prop->value() == X_("lv2")) {
 		type = ARDOUR::LV2;
@@ -752,8 +753,6 @@ PluginInsert::set_state(const XMLNode& node, int version)
 		}
 	}
 
-	cout << "- ID " << prop->value() << "\n";
-
 	boost::shared_ptr<Plugin> plugin;
 
 	plugin = find_plugin (_session, prop->value(), type);
diff --git a/libs/ardour/route.cc b/libs/ardour/route.cc
index 1b8dfaec46..facc507133 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/route.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/route.cc
@@ -1014,6 +1014,10 @@ Route::add_processors (const ProcessorList& others, ProcessorList::iterator iter
 
 			_processors.insert (iter, *i);
 
+			if ((*i)->active()) {
+				(*i)->activate ();
+			}
+
 			if (configure_processors_unlocked (err)) {
 				++existing_end;
 				_processors.erase (existing_end, _processors.end());