diff --git a/rel/files/emqttd.config b/rel/files/emqttd.config
index 7ff3e49ba..f49718ff6 100644
--- a/rel/files/emqttd.config
+++ b/rel/files/emqttd.config
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@
     %% Plugins
     {plugins, [
         {dir, "./plugins"},
-        {loaded_file, "./data/loaded_plugins"}
+        {loaded_file, "./data/plugins.config"}
     ]},
     %% Listeners
     {listeners, [
diff --git a/rel/files/plugins.config b/rel/files/plugins.config
index bf38a149a..68ba6a41d 100644
--- a/rel/files/plugins.config
+++ b/rel/files/plugins.config
@@ -1 +1 @@
-[emqttd_dashboard].
+emqttd_dashboard.
diff --git a/rel/reltool.config b/rel/reltool.config
index 768b793f0..19c11600a 100644
--- a/rel/reltool.config
+++ b/rel/reltool.config
@@ -87,7 +87,6 @@
            {template, "files/acl.config", "etc/acl.config"},
            {template, "files/rewrite.config", "etc/rewrite.config"},
            {template, "files/clients.config", "etc/clients.config"},
-           {template, "files/plugins.config", "etc/plugins.config"},
            {template, "files/vm.args", "etc/vm.args"},
-           {copy, "files/loaded_plugins", "data/loaded_plugins"}
+           {copy, "files/plugins.config", "data/plugins.config"}
           ]}.