diff --git a/notes b/notes
index d53fef8..b30547d 100644
--- a/notes
+++ b/notes
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ TODO {
         about-license info
     }
     
-    rework RegisterPlugin slightly to automatically give a file-scope access to the PluginInfo
-    ^ use in graph
+    - rework RegisterPlugin slightly to automatically give a file-scope access to the PluginInfo
+    - ^ use in graph
     
     - pool I guess
     
diff --git a/xybrid/config/pluginregistry.cpp b/xybrid/config/pluginregistry.cpp
index a77211e..c08b75d 100644
--- a/xybrid/config/pluginregistry.cpp
+++ b/xybrid/config/pluginregistry.cpp
@@ -31,11 +31,11 @@ namespace { // clazy:excludeall=non-pod-global-static
     };
 }
 
-bool PluginRegistry::enqueueRegistration(std::function<void ()> f) {
+std::shared_ptr<PluginInfo> PluginRegistry::enqueueRegistration(std::function<void ()> f) {
     auto& queue = regQueue();
     queue.push_back(f);
     if (initialized()) f();
-    return true;
+    return nullptr;
 }
 
 void PluginRegistry::init() {
diff --git a/xybrid/config/pluginregistry.h b/xybrid/config/pluginregistry.h
index f9a5bbc..1c4843b 100644
--- a/xybrid/config/pluginregistry.h
+++ b/xybrid/config/pluginregistry.h
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ namespace Xybrid::Config {
     };
 
     namespace PluginRegistry {
-        bool enqueueRegistration(std::function<void()>);
+        std::shared_ptr<PluginInfo> enqueueRegistration(std::function<void()>);
         void registerPlugin(std::shared_ptr<PluginInfo>);
         void init();
 
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ namespace Xybrid::Config {
 }
 
 #define RegisterPlugin(NAME, ...) \
-    namespace { bool _x___reg_##NAME = Xybrid::Config::PluginRegistry::enqueueRegistration([] { \
+    namespace { std::shared_ptr<Xybrid::Config::PluginInfo> _regInfo_##NAME = Xybrid::Config::PluginRegistry::enqueueRegistration([] { \
     auto i = std::make_shared<Xybrid::Config::PluginInfo>();\
     i->createInstance = []{ return std::make_shared<NAME>(); };\
     __VA_ARGS__ \
diff --git a/xybrid/data/graph.cpp b/xybrid/data/graph.cpp
index b767cd5..d96c363 100644
--- a/xybrid/data/graph.cpp
+++ b/xybrid/data/graph.cpp
@@ -15,20 +15,16 @@ using namespace Xybrid::Config;
 #include <QMetaType>
 #include <QMetaEnum>
 
-namespace { // clazy:excludeall=non-pod-global-static
-    std::shared_ptr<PluginInfo> inf;
-}
-
+// clazy:excludeall=non-pod-global-static
 RegisterPlugin(Graph, {
     i->id = "graph";
     i->displayName = "Subgraph";
-    inf = i;
 })
 
 //std::string Graph::pluginName() const { return "Subgraph"; }
 
 Graph::Graph() {
-    plugin = inf; // harder bind
+    plugin = _regInfo_Graph;//inf; // harder bind
 }
 
 // propagate
@@ -119,7 +115,7 @@ void Graph::onParent(std::shared_ptr<Graph>) {
     for (auto c : children) {
         c->project = project;
         // let this handle the recursion for us, since this is all this function does
-        if (c->plugin == inf) c->onParent(c->parent.lock());
+        if (c->plugin == _regInfo_Graph) c->onParent(c->parent.lock());
     }
 }