diff --git a/lib-ce/emqx_modules/src/emqx_modules.app.src b/lib-ce/emqx_modules/src/emqx_modules.app.src
index 9db13dbc8..055e4c780 100644
--- a/lib-ce/emqx_modules/src/emqx_modules.app.src
+++ b/lib-ce/emqx_modules/src/emqx_modules.app.src
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {application, emqx_modules,
  [{description, "EMQ X Module Management"},
-  {vsn, "4.3.8"},
+  {vsn, "4.3.9"},
   {modules, []},
   {applications, [kernel,stdlib]},
   {mod, {emqx_modules_app, []}},
diff --git a/lib-ce/emqx_modules/src/emqx_modules.appup.src b/lib-ce/emqx_modules/src/emqx_modules.appup.src
index 5b8fb4434..e4a41be8c 100644
--- a/lib-ce/emqx_modules/src/emqx_modules.appup.src
+++ b/lib-ce/emqx_modules/src/emqx_modules.appup.src
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
 %% -*- mode: erlang -*-
 %% Unless you know what you are doing, DO NOT edit manually!!
 {VSN,
-  [{"4.3.7",[{load_module,emqx_mod_rewrite,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]}]},
-   {"4.3.6",[{load_module,emqx_mod_rewrite,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]}]},
-   {"4.3.5",
-    [{load_module,emqx_modules,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
-     {load_module,emqx_mod_rewrite,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]}]},
+  [{"4.3.8",[{load_module,emqx_modules,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]}]},
+   {<<"4\\.3\\.[5-7]">>,
+    [{load_module,emqx_mod_rewrite,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
+     {load_module,emqx_modules,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]}]},
    {"4.3.4",
     [{load_module,emqx_modules,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_mod_subscription,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
@@ -32,11 +31,10 @@
      {load_module,emqx_mod_api_topic_metrics,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_mod_rewrite,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]}]},
    {<<".*">>,[]}],
-  [{"4.3.7",[{load_module,emqx_mod_rewrite,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]}]},
-   {"4.3.6",[{load_module,emqx_mod_rewrite,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]}]},
-   {"4.3.5",
-    [{load_module,emqx_modules,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
-     {load_module,emqx_mod_rewrite,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]}]},
+  [{"4.3.8",[{load_module,emqx_modules,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]}]},
+   {<<"4\\.3\\.[5-7]">>,
+    [{load_module,emqx_mod_rewrite,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
+     {load_module,emqx_modules,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]}]},
    {"4.3.4",
     [{load_module,emqx_modules,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_mod_subscription,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
diff --git a/lib-ce/emqx_modules/src/emqx_modules.erl b/lib-ce/emqx_modules/src/emqx_modules.erl
index 7f9b44868..514d9024a 100644
--- a/lib-ce/emqx_modules/src/emqx_modules.erl
+++ b/lib-ce/emqx_modules/src/emqx_modules.erl
@@ -62,12 +62,13 @@ load(ModuleName) ->
 %% @doc Creates a `loaded_modules' file with default values if one
 %% doesn't exist.
 -spec ensure_loaded_modules_file(file:filename()) -> ok.
-ensure_loaded_modules_file(Filepath) ->
-    case filelib:is_regular(Filepath) of
+ensure_loaded_modules_file(FilePath) ->
+    case filelib:is_regular(FilePath) of
         true ->
             ok;
         false ->
-            do_ensure_loaded_modules_file(Filepath)
+            ?LOG(warning, "~s is not found, use the default modules instead", [FilePath]),
+            do_ensure_loaded_modules_file(FilePath)
     end.
 
 do_ensure_loaded_modules_file(Filepath) ->
diff --git a/src/emqx_plugins.erl b/src/emqx_plugins.erl
index 39fe41904..ca103520d 100644
--- a/src/emqx_plugins.erl
+++ b/src/emqx_plugins.erl
@@ -218,6 +218,7 @@ ensure_file(File) ->
     case filelib:is_file(File) of
         false ->
             DefaultPlugins = default_plugins(),
+            ?LOG(warning, "~s is not found, use the default plugins instead", [File]),
             write_loaded(DefaultPlugins);
         true ->
             ok