diff --git a/src/plugins/PluginSystem.cpp b/src/plugins/PluginSystem.cpp
index 5c7cf10d..bfa3710f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/PluginSystem.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/PluginSystem.cpp
@@ -196,6 +196,11 @@ void CPluginSystem::unloadAllPlugins() {
 }
 
 void CPluginSystem::updateConfigPlugins(const std::vector<std::string>& plugins, bool& changed) {
+    if (m_lastConfigPlugins == plugins)
+        return;
+
+    m_lastConfigPlugins = plugins;
+
     // unload all plugins that are no longer present
     for (auto const& p : m_loadedPlugins | std::views::reverse) {
         if (!p->m_loadedWithConfig || std::ranges::find(plugins, p->m_path) != plugins.end())
diff --git a/src/plugins/PluginSystem.hpp b/src/plugins/PluginSystem.hpp
index bbde2740..816569d2 100644
--- a/src/plugins/PluginSystem.hpp
+++ b/src/plugins/PluginSystem.hpp
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ class CPluginSystem {
 
   private:
     std::vector<UP<CPlugin>>             m_loadedPlugins;
-
+    std::vector<std::string>             m_lastConfigPlugins;
     jmp_buf                              m_pluginFaultJumpBuf;
 
     std::expected<CPlugin*, std::string> loadPluginInternal(const std::string& path);