diff --git a/pkg/setting/setting.go b/pkg/setting/setting.go
index 93358ca2e27..235aa6dd02d 100644
--- a/pkg/setting/setting.go
+++ b/pkg/setting/setting.go
@@ -988,6 +988,7 @@ func (cfg *Cfg) Load(args *CommandLineArgs) error {
 	pluginsSection := iniFile.Section("plugins")
 	cfg.PluginsEnableAlpha = pluginsSection.Key("enable_alpha").MustBool(false)
 	cfg.PluginsAppsSkipVerifyTLS = pluginsSection.Key("app_tls_skip_verify_insecure").MustBool(false)
+	cfg.PluginSettings = extractPluginSettings(iniFile.Sections())
 
 	// Read and populate feature toggles list
 	featureTogglesSection := iniFile.Section("feature_toggles")