diff --git a/frontend/src/features.cljs b/frontend/src/features.cljs
index 943b5a1f7..5cf4f0488 100644
--- a/frontend/src/features.cljs
+++ b/frontend/src/features.cljs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
   (:require
    [app.main.features :as features]
    [app.main.store :as st]
+   [app.plugins :as plugins]
    [app.util.timers :as tm]))
 
 (defn ^:export is-components-v2 []
@@ -25,6 +26,8 @@
   (clj->js (features/get-team-enabled-features @st/state)))
 
 (defn ^:export plugins []
+  (when (not (features/active-feature? @st/state "plugins/runtime"))
+    (plugins/init!))
   (tm/schedule-on-idle #(st/emit! (features/toggle-feature "plugins/runtime")))
   nil)