diff --git a/packages/core/server/src/plugin-manager/plugin-manager-repository.ts b/packages/core/server/src/plugin-manager/plugin-manager-repository.ts
index 86e2c5e648..ac2d3cda6d 100644
--- a/packages/core/server/src/plugin-manager/plugin-manager-repository.ts
+++ b/packages/core/server/src/plugin-manager/plugin-manager-repository.ts
@@ -128,7 +128,12 @@ export class PluginManagerRepository extends Repository {
     }
     const sorter = new Topo.Sorter<string>();
     for (const pluginName of pluginNames) {
-      const packageJson = await PluginManager.getPackageJson(pluginName);
+      let packageJson: any = {};
+      try {
+        packageJson = await PluginManager.getPackageJson(pluginName);
+      } catch (error) {
+        packageJson = {};
+      }
       const peerDependencies = Object.keys(packageJson?.peerDependencies || {});
       sorter.add(pluginName, { after: peerDependencies, group: packageJson?.packageName || pluginName });
     }
diff --git a/packages/core/server/src/plugin-manager/plugin-manager.ts b/packages/core/server/src/plugin-manager/plugin-manager.ts
index 44f70a5445..21097505e2 100644
--- a/packages/core/server/src/plugin-manager/plugin-manager.ts
+++ b/packages/core/server/src/plugin-manager/plugin-manager.ts
@@ -130,9 +130,11 @@ export class PluginManager {
    */
   static async getPackageJson(nameOrPkg: string) {
     const { packageName } = await this.parseName(nameOrPkg);
-    const file = await fs.realpath(resolve(process.env.NODE_MODULES_PATH, packageName, 'package.json'));
-    const data = await fs.readFile(file, { encoding: 'utf-8' });
-    return JSON.parse(data);
+    const packageFile = resolve(process.env.NODE_MODULES_PATH, packageName, 'package.json');
+    if (!(await fs.exists(packageFile))) {
+      throw new Error(`Cannot find plugin '${nameOrPkg}'`);
+    }
+    return fs.readJSON(packageFile);
   }
 
   /**