diff --git a/caddyhttp/basicauth/basicauth_test.go b/caddyhttp/basicauth/basicauth_test.go
index be49d3e36..71255f763 100644
--- a/caddyhttp/basicauth/basicauth_test.go
+++ b/caddyhttp/basicauth/basicauth_test.go
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ md5:$apr1$l42y8rex$pOA2VJ0x/0TwaFeAF9nX61`
 
 	htfh, err := ioutil.TempFile("", "basicauth-")
 	if err != nil {
-		t.Skipf("Error creating temp file (%v), will skip htpassword test")
+		t.Skip("Error creating temp file, will skip htpassword test")
 		return
 	}
 	defer os.Remove(htfh.Name())
diff --git a/plugins.go b/plugins.go
index 06a73567b..f66b8baea 100644
--- a/plugins.go
+++ b/plugins.go
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ func DescribePlugins() string {
 		str += "  " + name + "\n"
 	}
 
-	if len(eventHooks) > 0 {
+	if len(pl["event_hooks"]) > 0 {
 		str += "\nEvent hook plugins:\n"
 		for _, name := range pl["event_hooks"] {
 			str += "  hook." + name + "\n"
@@ -100,15 +100,10 @@ func ListPlugins() map[string][]string {
 	}
 
 	// List the event hook plugins
-	hooks := ""
 	eventHooks.Range(func(k, _ interface{}) bool {
-		hooks += "  hook." + k.(string) + "\n"
+		p["event_hooks"] = append(p["event_hooks"], k.(string))
 		return true
 	})
-	if hooks != "" {
-		str += "\nEvent hook plugins:\n"
-		str += hooks
-	}
 
 	// alphabetize the rest of the plugins
 	var others []string