diff --git a/src/static/js/pluginfw/installer.ts b/src/static/js/pluginfw/installer.ts
index 4d2ceaf45..effed768a 100644
--- a/src/static/js/pluginfw/installer.ts
+++ b/src/static/js/pluginfw/installer.ts
@@ -100,6 +100,10 @@ export const checkForMigration = async () => {
 
     for (let file of files){
       const moduleName = path.basename(file);
+      if (moduleName === '.versions') {
+        // Skip the directory using live-plugin-manager
+        continue;
+      }
       try {
         await fs.access(path.join(node_modules, moduleName), fs.constants.F_OK);
         logger.debug(`plugin ${moduleName} already exists in node_modules`);