diff --git a/include/pch.hpp b/include/pch.hpp
index a4593f6..9894e41 100644
--- a/include/pch.hpp
+++ b/include/pch.hpp
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include <list>
 #include <array>
 #include <vector>
+#include <variant>
 #include <unordered_map>
 
 #include <optional>
diff --git a/include/utils/App/App.cpp b/include/utils/App/App.cpp
index f799845..84a47cc 100644
--- a/include/utils/App/App.cpp
+++ b/include/utils/App/App.cpp
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ namespace Archimedes {
                 skip = false;
                 continue;
             } else {
-                load(dynamicLoad(it->second), blacklist);
+                load(it->second, blacklist);
             }
         }
 
@@ -88,6 +88,12 @@ namespace Archimedes {
         return true;
     }
 
+    bool App::load(std::string modulePath, std::list<std::string> blacklist = {}) {
+        Module* m = dynamicLoad(modulePath);
+        return load(m, blacklist);
+    }
+
+
     void App::unload(std::list<Module*>::iterator it) {
 
         Module* m = *it;
diff --git a/include/utils/App/App.h b/include/utils/App/App.h
index 25d4fa9..6bbc5ac 100644
--- a/include/utils/App/App.h
+++ b/include/utils/App/App.h
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ namespace Archimedes {
             std::list<std::string> toOpen;
 
             Module* dynamicLoad(std::string);
+            virtual bool load(std::string, std::list<std::string>);
             virtual bool load(Module*, std::list<std::string>);
 
             virtual void unload(std::list<Module*>::iterator);
diff --git a/include/utils/Module/Module.h b/include/utils/Module/Module.h
index b5c0380..184433c 100644
--- a/include/utils/Module/Module.h
+++ b/include/utils/Module/Module.h
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ namespace Archimedes {
 
         App* app;
 
-        std::unordered_map<std::string, std::string> deps;
+        std::unordered_map<std::string, std::variant<std::string, Archimedes::Module*>> deps;
     };
 }
 
diff --git a/src/example_apps/ImguiEmbed/ImguiEmbed.cpp b/src/example_apps/ImguiEmbed/ImguiEmbed.cpp
index 9d4a562..3a8baff 100644
--- a/src/example_apps/ImguiEmbed/ImguiEmbed.cpp
+++ b/src/example_apps/ImguiEmbed/ImguiEmbed.cpp
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ void ImguiEmbed::run() {
         toClose.clear();
 
         for(std::string s : toOpen) {
-            load(dynamicLoad(s), getBlacklist());
+            load(s, getBlacklist());
         }
         toOpen.clear();
     }
diff --git a/src/example_apps/MinimalApp/MinimalApp.cpp b/src/example_apps/MinimalApp/MinimalApp.cpp
index efe3f9d..ad3d314 100644
--- a/src/example_apps/MinimalApp/MinimalApp.cpp
+++ b/src/example_apps/MinimalApp/MinimalApp.cpp
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ void MinimalApp::run() {
         toClose.clear();
 
         for(std::string s : toOpen) {
-            load(dynamicLoad(s), getBlacklist());
+            load(s, getBlacklist());
         }
         toOpen.clear();
     }