diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index b9f3f298..4b6a3e56 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ AC_PROG_CXX
 # "Optional" because we want custom error message
 AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX_11([noext], [optional])
 if test x"$HAVE_CXX11" != x1; then
-	AC_MSG_ERROR([Either upgrade your compiler, or use ZNC 1.4])
+	AC_MSG_ERROR([Upgrade your compiler. GCC 4.7+ and Clang 3.2+ are known to work.])
 fi
 
 AC_PROG_INSTALL
diff --git a/src/User.cpp b/src/User.cpp
index 151ef9d3..f184eae2 100644
--- a/src/User.cpp
+++ b/src/User.cpp
@@ -1095,6 +1095,11 @@ bool CUser::LoadModule(const CString& sModName, const CString& sArgs, const CStr
 		CFile fNVFile = CFile(GetUserPath() + "/moddata/" + sModName + "/.registry");
 
 		for (CIRCNetwork* pNetwork : m_vIRCNetworks) {
+			// Check whether the network already has this module loaded (#954)
+			if (pNetwork->GetModules().FindModule(sModName)) {
+				continue;
+			}
+
 			if (fNVFile.Exists()) {
 				CString sNetworkModPath = pNetwork->GetNetworkPath() + "/moddata/" + sModName;
 				if (!CFile::Exists(sNetworkModPath)) {