diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 95c5ec0..9d2bbd8 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -60,8 +60,10 @@
    Plugin 'Lokaltog/vim-easymotion'
    Plugin 'tpope/vim-rails.git'
    " The sparkup vim script is in a subdirectory of this repo called vim.
-   " Pass the path to set the runtimepath properly.
+   " Pass the path to set the runtimepath inside the repo properly.
    Plugin 'rstacruz/sparkup', {'rtp': 'vim/'}
+   " Pass the path to set the plugin's runtimepath dir.
+   Plugin 'joonty/vim-sauce', {'bundle_dir' : '~/plugin_dir/'}
    " scripts from http://vim-scripts.org/vim/scripts.html
    Plugin 'L9'
    Plugin 'FuzzyFinder'
diff --git a/autoload/vundle/config.vim b/autoload/vundle/config.vim
index 7bcf647..0d7685f 100644
--- a/autoload/vundle/config.vim
+++ b/autoload/vundle/config.vim
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@ func! vundle#config#require(bundles) abort
   for b in a:bundles
     call s:rtp_add(b.rtpath)
     call s:rtp_add(g:bundle_dir)
-    " TODO: it has to be relative rtpath, not bundle.name
-    exec 'runtime! '.b.name.'/plugin/*.vim'
-    exec 'runtime! '.b.name.'/after/*.vim'
+    " Use absolute rtpath
+    exec 'runtime! '.b.rtpath.'/plugin/*.vim'
+    exec 'runtime! '.b.rtpath.'/after/*.vim'
     call s:rtp_rm(g:bundle_dir)
   endfor
 endf
@@ -34,13 +34,14 @@ func! vundle#config#init_bundle(name, opts)
 endf
 
 func! s:parse_options(opts)
-  " TODO: improve this
-  if len(a:opts) != 1 | return {} | endif
+  if type(a:opts) == type({})
+    return a:opts
+  endif
 
-  if type(a:opts[0]) == type({})
-    return a:opts[0]
-  else
-    return {'rev': a:opts[0]}
+  if type(a:opts) == type([]) && len(a:opts) == 1
+      return type(a:opts[0]) == type({}) ? a:opts[0] : {'rev':a:opts[0]}
+    else
+      return {}
   endif
 endf
 
@@ -104,6 +105,7 @@ endf
 let s:bundle = {}
 
 func! s:bundle.path()
-  return s:expand_path(g:bundle_dir.'/'.self.name)
+  let a:bundle_dir = has_key(self, "bundle_dir") ? self.bundle_dir : g:bundle_dir
+  return s:expand_path(a:bundle_dir.'/'.self.name)
 endf
 
diff --git a/test/vimrc b/test/vimrc
index 13dd2e2..1972b1d 100644
--- a/test/vimrc
+++ b/test/vimrc
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ Bundle '~/Dropbox/.gitrepos/utilz.vim.git'
 " with options
 Bundle 'rstacruz/sparkup.git', {'rtp': 'vim/'}
 Bundle 'matchit.zip', {'name': 'matchit'}
+Plugin 'joonty/vim-sauce', {'bundle_dir' : '~/.vim/custom_bundle/'}
 
 " Camel case
 Bundle 'vim-scripts/RubySinatra'