diff --git a/src/bin/installPlugins.ts b/bin/installPlugins.ts
similarity index 77%
rename from src/bin/installPlugins.ts
rename to bin/installPlugins.ts
index c390ff5ff..65a3b7392 100644
--- a/src/bin/installPlugins.ts
+++ b/bin/installPlugins.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 'use strict';
 
 import {writeFileSync} from 'fs'
-import {manager, installedPluginsPath} from "../static/js/pluginfw/installer";
-import {PackageData} from "../node/types/PackageInfo";
+import {manager, installedPluginsPath} from "ep_etherpad-lite/static/js/pluginfw/installer";
+import {PackageData} from "ep_etherpad-lite/node/types/PackageInfo";
 
-const pluginsModule = require('../static/js/pluginfw/plugins');
+const pluginsModule = require('ep_etherpad-lite/static/js/pluginfw/plugins');
 if (process.argv.length === 2) {
   console.error('Expected at least one argument!');
   process.exit(1);
diff --git a/bin/package.json b/bin/package.json
index de6714251..121c3dc1b 100644
--- a/bin/package.json
+++ b/bin/package.json
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@
     "migrateDirtyDBtoRealDB": "node --import tsx migrateDirtyDBtoRealDB.ts",
     "rebuildPad": "node --import tsx rebuildPad.ts",
     "stalePlugins": "node --import tsx ./plugins/stalePlugins.ts",
-    "checkPlugins": "node --import tsx ./plugins/checkPlugins.ts"
+    "checkPlugins": "node --import tsx ./plugins/checkPlugins.ts",
+    "install-plugins": "node --import tsx ./installPlugins.ts"
   },
   "author": "",
   "license": "ISC"
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b83888018..9b099d5ec 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     "test-ui:ui": "pnpm --filter ep_etherpad-lite run test-ui:ui",
     "test-admin": "pnpm --filter ep_etherpad-lite run test-admin",
     "test-admin:ui": "pnpm --filter ep_etherpad-lite run test-admin:ui",
-    "install-plugins": "pnpm --filter ep_etherpad-lite run install-plugins"
+    "install-plugins": "pnpm --filter bin run install-plugins"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "ep_etherpad-lite": "workspace:./src"
diff --git a/src/package.json b/src/package.json
index 306c9b761..214d3172e 100644
--- a/src/package.json
+++ b/src/package.json
@@ -118,7 +118,6 @@
     "test-container": "mocha --import=tsx --timeout 5000 tests/container/specs/api",
     "dev": "node --import tsx node/server.ts",
     "prod": "node --import tsx node/server.ts",
-    "install-plugins": "node --import tsx bin/installPlugins.ts",
     "ts-check": "tsc --noEmit",
     "ts-check:watch": "tsc --noEmit --watch",
     "test-ui": "npx playwright test tests/frontend-new/specs",
diff --git a/src/static/js/pluginfw/installer.ts b/src/static/js/pluginfw/installer.ts
index 5cf4293bc..875b3e80c 100644
--- a/src/static/js/pluginfw/installer.ts
+++ b/src/static/js/pluginfw/installer.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,11 @@ import {PluginManager} from 'live-plugin-manager-pnpm';
 const {findEtherpadRoot} = require('../../../node/utils/AbsolutePaths');
 const logger = log4js.getLogger('plugins');
 
-export const manager = new PluginManager();
+export const pluginInstallPath = path.join(settings.root, 'src','plugin_packages');
+
+export const manager = new PluginManager({
+  pluginsPath: pluginInstallPath
+});
 
 export const installedPluginsPath = path.join(settings.root, 'var/installed_plugins.json');