diff --git a/system/loader.php b/system/loader.php
index 1a3f2c41..445c7eac 100644
--- a/system/loader.php
+++ b/system/loader.php
@@ -7,21 +7,21 @@ class Loader {
 	 *
 	 * @var array
 	 */
-	private static $paths = array(BASE_PATH, MODEL_PATH, LIBRARY_PATH);
+	public static $paths = array(BASE_PATH, MODEL_PATH, LIBRARY_PATH);
 
 	/**
 	 * All of the class aliases.
 	 *
 	 * @var array
 	 */
-	private static $aliases = array();
+	public static $aliases = array();
 
 	/**
 	 * All of the active modules.
 	 *
 	 * @var array
 	 */
-	private static $modules = array();
+	public static $modules = array();
 
 	/**
 	 * Bootstrap the auto-loader.
diff --git a/system/view.php b/system/view.php
index c03e310d..68da356c 100644
--- a/system/view.php
+++ b/system/view.php
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ class View {
 	 */
 	private function compose()
 	{
-		if (is_null(static::$composers[$this->module]))
+		if ( ! isset(static::$composers[$this->module]))
 		{
 			static::$composers[$this->module] = (file_exists($path = $this->path.'composers'.EXT)) ? require $path : array();
 		}