diff --git a/plugins/emqttd_plugin_demo/etc/plugin.config b/plugins/emqttd_plugin_demo/etc/plugin.config
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..57afcca04
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/emqttd_plugin_demo/etc/plugin.config
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diff --git a/rel/files/plugins.config b/rel/files/loaded_plugins
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rename from rel/files/plugins.config
rename to rel/files/loaded_plugins