diff --git a/CHANGES-4.3.md b/CHANGES-4.3.md
index 3178d817e..0ecbd5623 100644
--- a/CHANGES-4.3.md
+++ b/CHANGES-4.3.md
@@ -18,8 +18,9 @@ File format:
   password-protected private key files used for dashboard and
   management HTTPS listeners. [#8129]
 
-### Bug-fixes
+### Bug fixes
 
+- Avoid repeated writing `loaded_plugins` file if the plugin enable stauts has not changed [#8179]
 - Correctly tally `connack.auth_error` metrics when a client uses MQTT
   3.1. [#8177]
 
diff --git a/src/emqx.appup.src b/src/emqx.appup.src
index 49fc3abb3..231275541 100644
--- a/src/emqx.appup.src
+++ b/src/emqx.appup.src
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
 %% -*- mode: erlang -*-
 %% Unless you know what you are doing, DO NOT edit manually!!
 {VSN,
-  [{"4.3.16",[{load_module,emqx_metrics,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]}]},
+  [{"4.3.16",
+    [{load_module,emqx_plugins,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
+     {load_module,emqx_metrics,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]}]},
    {"4.3.15",
     [{add_module,emqx_calendar},
      {load_module,emqx_logger_textfmt,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_packet,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
+     {load_module,emqx_plugins,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_session,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_misc,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_shared_sub,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
@@ -556,11 +559,14 @@
      {load_module,emqx_message,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_limiter,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]}]},
    {<<".*">>,[]}],
-  [{"4.3.16",[{load_module,emqx_metrics,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]}]},
+  [{"4.3.16",
+    [{load_module,emqx_plugins,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
+     {load_module,emqx_metrics,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]}]},
    {"4.3.15",
     [{delete_module,emqx_calendar},
      {load_module,emqx_logger_textfmt,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_packet,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
+     {load_module,emqx_plugins,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_alarm,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_alarm_handler,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_misc,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
diff --git a/src/emqx_plugins.erl b/src/emqx_plugins.erl
index c928d4d31..3177f05e7 100644
--- a/src/emqx_plugins.erl
+++ b/src/emqx_plugins.erl
@@ -387,7 +387,8 @@ plugin_loaded(_Name, false) ->
     ok;
 plugin_loaded(Name, true) ->
     case read_loaded() of
-        {ok, Names} ->
+        {ok, Names0} ->
+            Names = filter_plugins(Names0),
             case lists:member(Name, Names) of
                 false ->
                     %% write file if plugin is loaded