diff --git a/laravel/bundle.php b/laravel/bundle.php
index 20c7bb6a..5cf8c25b 100644
--- a/laravel/bundle.php
+++ b/laravel/bundle.php
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ class Bundle {
 		// dependent bundles so that they are available.
 		if (file_exists($path = static::path($bundle).'bundle'.EXT))
 		{
-			require $path;
+			require_once $path;
 		}
 
 		// Each bundle may also have a "routes" file which is responsible for
@@ -65,11 +65,9 @@ class Bundle {
 	 */
 	public static function routes($bundle)
 	{
-		if (static::started($bundle)) return;
-
 		if (file_exists($path = static::path($bundle).'routes'.EXT))
 		{
-			require $path;
+			require_once $path;
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/laravel/response.php b/laravel/response.php
index a51c094c..ba647bee 100644
--- a/laravel/response.php
+++ b/laravel/response.php
@@ -214,7 +214,16 @@ class Response {
 		// Since this method is used by both the Route and Controller classes, it is
 		// a convenient spot to cast the application response to a string before it
 		// is returned to the main request handler.
-		$response->content = (string) $response->content;
+		$content =& $response->content;
+
+		if (is_object($content) and method_exists($content, '__toString'))
+		{
+			$content = $content->__toString();
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			$content = (string) $content;
+		}
 
 		return $response;
 	}