diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d39008c..3623730 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -18,11 +18,11 @@ pip install ovos-persona
 
 ### Configuring Personas
 
-Personas are loaded from configuration files, which can either be directly provided by plugins or user-defined JSON files. 
+Personas are loaded from configuration files, which can either be [directly provided by plugins](https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/ovos-solver-openai-persona-plugin/pull/12) or user-defined JSON files. 
 
 By default, personas are loaded from the XDG configuration directory, just create .json files under `~/.config/ovos_persona`
 
-Personas are mainly defined via [solver plugins](https://openvoiceos.github.io/ovos-technical-manual/solvers/), each plugin is tried by order until one provides an answer
+Personas work via [solver plugins](https://openvoiceos.github.io/ovos-technical-manual/solvers/), each plugin is tried by order until one provides an answer
 
 Find solver plugins [here](https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS?q=solver&type=all), some solvers may also use other solvers internally, such as a [MOS (Mixture Of Solvers)](https://github.com/TigreGotico/ovos-MoS)
 
diff --git a/ovos_persona/__init__.py b/ovos_persona/__init__.py
index 55153c7..70c44d2 100644
--- a/ovos_persona/__init__.py
+++ b/ovos_persona/__init__.py
@@ -117,11 +117,6 @@ def default_persona(self) -> Optional[str]:
     def load_personas(self, personas_path: Optional[str] = None):
         personas_path = personas_path or get_xdg_config_save_path("ovos_persona")
         LOG.info(f"Personas path: {personas_path}")
-        # load personas provided by packages
-        for name, persona in find_persona_plugins().items():
-            if name in self.blacklist:
-                continue
-            self.personas[name] = Persona(name, persona)
 
         # load user defined personas
         os.makedirs(personas_path, exist_ok=True)
@@ -133,6 +128,17 @@ def load_personas(self, personas_path: Optional[str] = None):
                 continue
             with open(f"{personas_path}/{p}") as f:
                 persona = json.load(f)
+            LOG.info(f"Found persona (user defined): {name}")
+            self.personas[name] = Persona(name, persona)
+
+        # load personas provided by packages
+        for name, persona in find_persona_plugins().items():
+            if name in self.blacklist:
+                continue
+            if name in self.personas:
+                LOG.info(f"Ignoring persona (provided via plugin): {name}")
+                continue
+            LOG.info(f"Found persona (provided via plugin): {name}")
             self.personas[name] = Persona(name, persona)
 
     def register_persona(self, name, persona):
@@ -306,8 +312,7 @@ def handle_persona_release(self, message):
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    b = PersonaService(FakeBus(),
-                       config={"personas_path": "/home/miro/PycharmProjects/ovos-persona/personas"})
+    b = PersonaService(FakeBus())
     print(b.personas)
 
     print(b.match_low(["what is the speed of light"]))