1 files changed, 2 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/nix/main.cc b/src/nix/main.cc
index 8f6bbe8f51ae..bb107ec7d3f6 100644
--- a/src/nix/main.cc
+++ b/src/nix/main.cc
@@ -92,6 +92,8 @@ void mainWrapped(int argc, char * * argv)
 
     args.parseCmdline(argvToStrings(argc, argv));
 
+    initPlugins();
+
     if (!args.command) args.showHelpAndExit();
 
     Finally f([]() { stopProgressBar(); });