diff --git a/examples/sorting-client-side/src/App.js b/examples/sorting-client-side/src/App.js
index 13ec4bd..678245a 100644
--- a/examples/sorting-client-side/src/App.js
+++ b/examples/sorting-client-side/src/App.js
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ function Table({ columns, data }) {
       columns,
       data,
       defaultColumn,
-      debug: true,
     },
     useSortBy
   )
diff --git a/src/plugin-hooks/useSortBy.js b/src/plugin-hooks/useSortBy.js
index cc0aa7b..370b2a0 100755
--- a/src/plugin-hooks/useSortBy.js
+++ b/src/plugin-hooks/useSortBy.js
@@ -269,12 +269,12 @@ function useMain(instance) {
           row.subRows = sortData(row.subRows)
         })
 
-        if (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development' && debug)
-          console.timeEnd('getSortedRows')
-
         return sortedData
       }
 
+      if (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development' && debug)
+        console.timeEnd('getSortedRows')
+
       return sortData(rows)
     },
     [manualSorting, sortBy, debug, columns, rows, orderByFn, userSortTypes]
diff --git a/src/utils.js b/src/utils.js
index 6173ab9..51ab106 100755
--- a/src/utils.js
+++ b/src/utils.js
@@ -315,11 +315,19 @@ export function ensurePluginOrder(plugins, befores, pluginName, afters) {
     plugin => plugin.pluginName === pluginName
   )
 
+  if (pluginIndex === -1) {
+    throw new Error(`The plugin ${pluginName} was not found in the plugin list!
+This usually means you need to need to name your plugin hook by setting the 'pluginName' property of the hook function, eg:
+
+  ${pluginName}.pluginName = '${pluginName}'
+`)
+  }
+
   befores.forEach(before => {
     const beforeIndex = plugins.findIndex(
       plugin => plugin.pluginName === before
     )
-    if (beforeIndex > pluginIndex) {
+    if (beforeIndex > -1 && beforeIndex > pluginIndex) {
       throw new Error(
         `React Table: The ${pluginName} plugin hook must be placed after the ${before} plugin hook!`
       )
@@ -328,7 +336,7 @@ export function ensurePluginOrder(plugins, befores, pluginName, afters) {
 
   afters.forEach(after => {
     const afterIndex = plugins.findIndex(plugin => plugin.pluginName === after)
-    if (afterIndex < pluginIndex) {
+    if (afterIndex > -1 && afterIndex < pluginIndex) {
       throw new Error(
         `React Table: The ${pluginName} plugin hook must be placed before the ${after} plugin hook!`
       )