diff --git a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/translation/translate.js b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/translation/translate.js
index 4756573f37..4e94db86e0 100644
--- a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/translation/translate.js
+++ b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/translation/translate.js
@@ -211,22 +211,24 @@ Zotero.Translate.Sandbox = {
 				}
 			};
 			
+			var translatorsHandlerSet = false;
 			safeTranslator.getTranslators = function(callback) {
-				if(callback) {
-					translate.incrementAsyncProcesses();
-					translation.clearHandlers("translators");
-					translation.setHandler("translators", function(obj, translators) {
-						translate.decrementAsyncProcesses();
-						callback(translators);
-					});
-					translation.getTranslators();
-				} else if(Zotero.isConnector) {
-					throw new Error("Translator must pass a callback to getTranslatorObject() to "+
-						"operate in this translation environment.");
-				} else {
-					Zotero.debug("Translate: COMPAT WARNING: Translator must pass a callback to getTranslators() to operate in connector");
-					return translation.getTranslators();
+				if(!translation._handlers["translators"] || !translation._handlers["translators"].length) {
+					if(Zotero.isConnector) {
+						throw new Error('Translator must register a "translators" handler to '+
+							'call getTranslators() in this translation environment.');
+					} else {
+						translate._debug('COMPAT WARNING: Translator must register a "translators" handler to '+
+							'call getTranslators() in connector');
+					}
 				}
+				if(!translatorsHandlerSet) {
+					translation.setHandler("translators", function() {
+						translate.decrementAsyncProcesses();
+					});
+				}
+				translate.incrementAsyncProcesses();
+				return translation.getTranslators();
 			};
 			
 			var doneHandlerSet = false;
@@ -244,7 +246,7 @@ Zotero.Translate.Sandbox = {
 				if(callback) {
 					translate.incrementAsyncProcesses();
 				} else {
-					Zotero.debug("Translate: COMPAT WARNING: Translator must pass a callback to getTranslatorObject() to operate in connector");
+					translate._debug("COMPAT WARNING: Translator must pass a callback to getTranslatorObject() to operate in connector");
 				}
 				
 				var haveTranslatorFunction = function(translator) {
@@ -401,7 +403,7 @@ Zotero.Translate.Sandbox = {
 						}
 						return false;
 					} else {
-						translate._debug("Translate: COMPAT WARNING: No callback was provided for "+
+						translate._debug("COMPAT WARNING: No callback was provided for "+
 							"Zotero.selectItems(). When executed outside of Firefox, a selectItems() call "+
 							"will require that this translator to be called multiple times.", 1);
 						
@@ -432,7 +434,7 @@ Zotero.Translate.Sandbox = {
 		 "_itemDone":function(translate, item) {
 			if(!item.itemType) {
 				item.itemType = "webpage";
-				Zotero.debug("Translate: WARNING: No item type specified");
+				translate._debug("WARNING: No item type specified");
 			}
 			
 			if(item.type == "attachment" || item.type == "note") {
diff --git a/translators/COinS.js b/translators/COinS.js
index 43420d356c..e612394223 100644
--- a/translators/COinS.js
+++ b/translators/COinS.js
@@ -3,13 +3,13 @@
 	"label": "COinS",
 	"creator": "Simon Kornblith",
 	"target": "",
-	"minVersion": "2.2",
+	"minVersion": "2.1",
 	"maxVersion": "",
 	"priority": 300,
 	"inRepository": true,
 	"translatorType": 4,
 	"browserSupport": "gcs",
-	"lastUpdated": "2011-07-01 05:16:13"
+	"lastUpdated": "2011-07-01 19:16:28"
 }
 
 function detectWeb(doc, url) {
@@ -58,10 +58,8 @@ function retrieveNextCOinS(needFullItems, newItems, couldUseFullItems, doc) {
 		search.setHandler("done", function() {
 			retrieveNextCOinS(needFullItems, newItems, couldUseFullItems, doc);
 		});
-		search.setSearch(item);
-		
 		// look for translators
-		search.getTranslators(function(translators) {
+		search.setHandler("translators", function(obj, translators) {
 			if(translators.length) {
 				search.setTranslator(translators);
 				search.translate();
@@ -69,6 +67,9 @@ function retrieveNextCOinS(needFullItems, newItems, couldUseFullItems, doc) {
 				retrieveNextCOinS(needFullItems, newItems, couldUseFullItems, doc);
 			}
 		});
+		
+		search.setSearch(item);
+		search.getTranslators();
 	} else {
 		completeCOinS(newItems, couldUseFullItems, doc);
 		Zotero.done();
@@ -124,9 +125,7 @@ function completeItems(newItems, useIndices, couldUseFullItems, doc) {
 			// call next
 			completeItems(newItems, useIndices, couldUseFullItems);
 		});
-		
-		search.setSearch(newItems[i]);			
-		var translators = search.getTranslators(function(translators) {
+		search.setHandler("translators", function(obj, translators) {
 			if(translators.length) {
 				search.setTranslator(translators);
 				search.translate();
@@ -138,6 +137,9 @@ function completeItems(newItems, useIndices, couldUseFullItems, doc) {
 				completeItems(newItems, useIndices, couldUseFullItems);
 			}
 		});
+		
+		search.setSearch(newItems[i]);
+		search.getTranslators();
 	} else {
 		// add doc as attachment
 		newItems[i].attachments.push({document:doc});