diff --git a/src/plugins.ts b/src/plugins.ts
index af71af9b..cd24b74d 100644
--- a/src/plugins.ts
+++ b/src/plugins.ts
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@ async function loadPlugin(server: PluginsServer, pluginConfig: PluginConfig): Pr
 
             try {
                 pluginConfig.vm = createPluginConfigVM(server, pluginConfig, indexJs)
+                await pluginConfig.vm.vmPromise //
                 status.info('🔌', `Loaded local plugin "${plugin.name}" from "${pluginPath}"!`)
                 await clearError(server, pluginConfig)
                 return true
@@ -155,6 +156,7 @@ async function loadPlugin(server: PluginsServer, pluginConfig: PluginConfig): Pr
             if (indexJs) {
                 try {
                     pluginConfig.vm = createPluginConfigVM(server, pluginConfig, indexJs)
+                    await pluginConfig.vm.vmPromise
                     status.info('🔌', `Loaded plugin "${plugin.name}"!`)
                     await clearError(server, pluginConfig)
                     return true
@@ -167,6 +169,7 @@ async function loadPlugin(server: PluginsServer, pluginConfig: PluginConfig): Pr
         } else if (plugin.plugin_type === 'source' && plugin.source) {
             try {
                 pluginConfig.vm = createPluginConfigVM(server, pluginConfig, plugin.source)
+                await pluginConfig.vm.vmPromise
                 status.info('🔌', `Loaded plugin "${plugin.name}"!`)
                 await clearError(server, pluginConfig)
                 return true