diff --git a/apps/core/src/bootstrap/register-plugins.ts b/apps/core/src/bootstrap/register-plugins.ts
index 3b13095e1..2679c0e9e 100644
--- a/apps/core/src/bootstrap/register-plugins.ts
+++ b/apps/core/src/bootstrap/register-plugins.ts
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ Promise.all(
         globalThis.__pluginPackageJson__.push(packageJson);
         logger.debug(`registering plugin ${pluginName}`);
         logger.debug(`package.json: ${packageJson}`);
-        if (!release && process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production') {
+        if (!release && !runtimeConfig.enablePlugin) {
           return Promise.resolve();
         }
         const baseURL = url;