diff --git a/nodes.py b/nodes.py
index 814f76a7..5ae55486 100644
--- a/nodes.py
+++ b/nodes.py
@@ -948,8 +948,29 @@ NODE_CLASS_MAPPINGS = {
     "VAEDecodeTiled": VAEDecodeTiled,
 }
 
-CUSTOM_NODE_PATH = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)), "custom_nodes")
+def load_custom_node(module_path):
+    module_name = os.path.basename(module_path)
+    if os.path.isfile(module_path):
+        sp = os.path.splitext(module_path)
+        module_name = sp[0]
+    try:
+        if os.path.isfile(module_path):
+            module_spec = importlib.util.spec_from_file_location(module_name, module_path)
+        else:
+            module_spec = importlib.util.spec_from_file_location(module_name, os.path.join(module_path, "__init__.py"))
+        module = importlib.util.module_from_spec(module_spec)
+        sys.modules[module_name] = module
+        module_spec.loader.exec_module(module)
+        if hasattr(module, "NODE_CLASS_MAPPINGS") and getattr(module, "NODE_CLASS_MAPPINGS") is not None:
+            NODE_CLASS_MAPPINGS.update(module.NODE_CLASS_MAPPINGS)
+        else:
+            print(f"Skip {module_path} module for custom nodes due to the lack of NODE_CLASS_MAPPINGS.")
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(traceback.format_exc())
+        print(f"Cannot import {module_path} module for custom nodes:", e)
+
 def load_custom_nodes():
+    CUSTOM_NODE_PATH = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)), "custom_nodes")
     possible_modules = os.listdir(CUSTOM_NODE_PATH)
     if "__pycache__" in possible_modules:
         possible_modules.remove("__pycache__")
@@ -957,22 +978,6 @@ def load_custom_nodes():
     for possible_module in possible_modules:
         module_path = os.path.join(CUSTOM_NODE_PATH, possible_module)
         if os.path.isfile(module_path) and os.path.splitext(module_path)[1] != ".py": continue
+        load_custom_node(module_path)
 
-        module_name = possible_module
-        try:
-            if os.path.isfile(module_path):
-                module_spec = importlib.util.spec_from_file_location(module_name, module_path)
-            else:
-                module_spec = importlib.util.spec_from_file_location(module_name, os.path.join(module_path, "__init__.py"))
-            module = importlib.util.module_from_spec(module_spec)
-            sys.modules[module_name] = module
-            module_spec.loader.exec_module(module)
-            if hasattr(module, "NODE_CLASS_MAPPINGS") and getattr(module, "NODE_CLASS_MAPPINGS") is not None:
-                NODE_CLASS_MAPPINGS.update(module.NODE_CLASS_MAPPINGS)
-            else:
-                print(f"Skip {possible_module} module for custom nodes due to the lack of NODE_CLASS_MAPPINGS.")
-        except Exception as e:
-            print(traceback.format_exc())
-            print(f"Cannot import {possible_module} module for custom nodes:", e)
-
-load_custom_nodes()
\ No newline at end of file
+load_custom_nodes()