diff --git a/plugins/facetapi/adapter.inc b/plugins/facetapi/adapter.inc
index 67adce5..9815565 100644
--- a/plugins/facetapi/adapter.inc
+++ b/plugins/facetapi/adapter.inc
@@ -211,8 +211,19 @@ abstract class FacetapiAdapter {
     // Get the url processor plugin class. If the class for the passed plugin
     // cannot be retrieved, log the error and load the standard plugin.
     if (!$class = ctools_plugin_load_class('facetapi', 'url_processors', $id, 'handler')) {
-      watchdog('facetapi', 'Url processor plugin "@id" not valid, loading standard plugin.', array('@id' => $id), WATCHDOG_ERROR);
-      $class = ctools_plugin_load_class('facetapi', 'url_processors', 'standard', 'handler');
+      if ('standard' != $id) {
+        watchdog('facetapi', 'Url processor plugin "@id" not valid, loading standard plugin.', array('@id' => $id), WATCHDOG_ERROR);
+        $class = ctools_plugin_load_class('facetapi', 'url_processors', 'standard', 'handler');
+      }
+      else {
+        // The plugins are not registered, probably because CTools is weighted
+        // heavier than Facet API. It is still unclear why this even matters.
+        // Let's raise a call to action and explicitly set the class to prevent
+        // fatal errors.
+        // @see http://drupal.org/node/1816110
+        watchdog('facetapi', 'Url processor plugins are not yet registered, loading standard plugin. Please visit <a href="@url">@url</a> for more information.', array('@id' => $id, '@url' => 'http://drupal.org/node/1816110'), WATCHDOG_ERROR);
+        $class = 'FacetapiUrlProcessorStandard';
+      }
     }
 
     // Instantiates and initializes plugin.