diff --git a/packages/lib/services/plugins/PluginService.ts b/packages/lib/services/plugins/PluginService.ts
index 7a216e0c1..c5d48729b 100644
--- a/packages/lib/services/plugins/PluginService.ts
+++ b/packages/lib/services/plugins/PluginService.ts
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ export default class PluginService extends BaseService {
 		}
 
 		for (const pluginPath of pluginPaths) {
-			if (pluginPath.indexOf('_') === 0) {
+			if (filename(pluginPath).indexOf('_') === 0) {
 				logger.info(`Plugin name starts with "_" and has not been loaded: ${pluginPath}`);
 				continue;
 			}