diff --git a/src/plugins/index.js b/src/plugins/index.js
index a1d1fcac1e..ee5dd30f90 100644
--- a/src/plugins/index.js
+++ b/src/plugins/index.js
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ const semver = require('semver');
 const nconf = require('nconf');
 const util = require('util');
 
+const user = require('../user');
+
 const readdirAsync = util.promisify(fs.readdir);
 
 var app;
@@ -104,6 +106,8 @@ Plugins.reload = async function () {
 	Plugins.libraryPaths.length = 0;
 	Plugins.loadedPlugins.length = 0;
 
+	await user.addInterstitials();
+
 	const paths = await Plugins.getPluginPaths();
 	for (const path of paths) {
 		/* eslint-disable no-await-in-loop */
diff --git a/src/routes/index.js b/src/routes/index.js
index 3a9bc4db56..561ae8ee1f 100644
--- a/src/routes/index.js
+++ b/src/routes/index.js
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ var express = require('express');
 var meta = require('../meta');
 var controllers = require('../controllers');
 var plugins = require('../plugins');
-var user = require('../user');
 
 var accountRoutes = require('./accounts');
 var metaRoutes = require('./meta');
@@ -111,7 +110,6 @@ module.exports = async function (app, middleware) {
 	await plugins.reloadRoutes({ router: router });
 	await authRoutes.reloadRoutes({ router: router });
 	addCoreRoutes(app, router, middleware);
-	await user.addInterstitials();
 
 	winston.info('Routes added');
 };