diff --git a/packages/grafana-runtime/src/services/plugins.ts b/packages/grafana-runtime/src/services/plugins.ts
index 99706312fcd..7c6faabcfcf 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-runtime/src/services/plugins.ts
+++ b/packages/grafana-runtime/src/services/plugins.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ export function getAppPluginMetas(): AppPluginMetas {
 
 export function getAppPluginMeta(id: string): AppPluginConfig | undefined {
   if (!apps[id]) {
+    if (process.env.NODE_ENV !== 'test') {
+      console.error(`Plugin meta not found for plugin with id:${id}`);
+    }
     return undefined;
   }