diff --git a/PluginManager.cpp b/PluginManager.cpp
index d201edae..6ccad72c 100644
--- a/PluginManager.cpp
+++ b/PluginManager.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #include "LogManager.h"
+#include "filesystem.h"
 #include "PluginManager.h"
 #include "OpenRGBThemeManager.h"
 
@@ -11,6 +12,13 @@ PluginManager::PluginManager()
     AddPluginCallbackArg    = nullptr;
     RemovePluginCallbackVal = nullptr;
     RemovePluginCallbackArg = nullptr;
+
+    /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*\
+    | Create OpenRGB plugins directory                                          |
+    \*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+    std::string plugins_dir = ResourceManager::get()->GetConfigurationDirectory() + plugins_path;
+
+    filesystem::create_directories(plugins_dir);
 }
 
 void PluginManager::RegisterAddPluginCallback(AddPluginCallback new_callback, void * new_callback_arg)
@@ -27,15 +35,14 @@ void PluginManager::RegisterRemovePluginCallback(RemovePluginCallback new_callba
 
 void PluginManager::ScanAndLoadPlugins()
 {
-    LOG_INFO("Loading plugins");
-
     /*---------------------------------------------------------*\
     | Get the plugins directory                                 |
     |                                                           |
     | The plugins directory is a directory named "plugins" in   |
     | the configuration directory                               |
     \*---------------------------------------------------------*/
-    const QDir plugins_dir = QString().fromStdString(ResourceManager::get()->GetConfigurationDirectory()) + "plugins/";
+    const QDir plugins_dir = QString(ResourceManager::get()->GetConfigurationDirectory().c_str()).append(plugins_path);
+    LOG_INFO("[PluginManager] Scanning plugin directory: %s", plugins_dir.absolutePath().toStdString().c_str());
 
     /*---------------------------------------------------------*\
     | Get a list of all files in the plugins directory          |
diff --git a/PluginManager.h b/PluginManager.h
index 600f8d94..511e388e 100644
--- a/PluginManager.h
+++ b/PluginManager.h
@@ -52,4 +52,6 @@ private:
 
     RemovePluginCallback    RemovePluginCallbackVal;
     void *                  RemovePluginCallbackArg;
+
+    const char *            plugins_path = "plugins/";
 };
diff --git a/ResourceManager.cpp b/ResourceManager.cpp
index 97b5c5b8..56fee63f 100644
--- a/ResourceManager.cpp
+++ b/ResourceManager.cpp
@@ -481,13 +481,6 @@ void ResourceManager::SetupConfigurationDirectory()
         | Create OpenRGB configuration directory if it doesn't exist                |
         \*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
         filesystem::create_directories(config_dir);
-
-        /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*\
-        | Create OpenRGB plugins directory                                          |
-        \*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-        std::string plugins_dir = config_dir + "plugins";
-
-        filesystem::create_directories(plugins_dir);
     }
     else
     {
@@ -500,6 +493,26 @@ std::string ResourceManager::GetConfigurationDirectory()
     return(config_dir);
 }
 
+void ResourceManager::SetConfigurationDirectory(std::string directory)
+{
+    /*-----------------------------------------------------*\
+    | Ensure the directory string has a trailing slash      |
+    \*-----------------------------------------------------*/
+    const char separator = filesystem::path::preferred_separator;
+
+    if(directory[directory.size() - 1] != separator)
+    {
+        directory += separator;
+    }
+
+    config_dir = directory;
+    settings_manager->LoadSettings(directory + "OpenRGB.json");
+    profile_manager->SetConfigurationDirectory(directory);
+
+    rgb_controllers_sizes.clear();
+    rgb_controllers_sizes   = profile_manager->LoadProfileToList("sizes", true);
+}
+
 NetworkServer* ResourceManager::GetServer()
 {
     return(server);
@@ -579,15 +592,6 @@ const char *ResourceManager::GetDetectionString()
     return (detection_string);
 }
 
-void ResourceManager::SetConfigurationDirectory(std::string directory)
-{
-    settings_manager->LoadSettings(directory + "OpenRGB.json");
-    profile_manager->SetConfigurationDirectory(directory);
-
-    rgb_controllers_sizes.clear();
-    rgb_controllers_sizes   = profile_manager->LoadProfileToList("sizes", true);
-}
-
 void ResourceManager::Cleanup()
 {
     ResourceManager::get()->WaitForDeviceDetection();