diff --git a/pkg/plugins/api_plugin.go b/pkg/plugins/api_plugin.go
index 0165370a222..efb16e696d8 100644
--- a/pkg/plugins/api_plugin.go
+++ b/pkg/plugins/api_plugin.go
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ func (app *ApiPlugin) Load(decoder *json.Decoder, pluginDir string) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	app.PluginDir = pluginDir
+
 	ApiPlugins[app.Id] = app
 	return nil
 }