diff --git a/src/bee-run.bash b/src/bee-run.bash
index fbf976d..77c4d6e 100644
--- a/src/bee-run.bash
+++ b/src/bee-run.bash
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ bee::install::recursively() {
       ((found)) && break
     done
     if ((!found)); then
-      bee::load_plugin "${plugin}"
+      bee::load_plugin "${plugin}" 1
       if [[ -n "${BEE_LOAD_PLUGIN_NAME}" ]]; then
         echo -e "${indent}${bullet}${BEE_LOAD_PLUGIN_NAME}:local (${BEE_LOAD_PLUGIN_PATH})"
         if [[ -f "${BEE_LOAD_PLUGIN_JSON_PATH}" ]]; then
@@ -783,6 +783,7 @@ BEE_LOAD_PLUGIN_JSON_PATH=""
 declare -Ag BEE_LOAD_PLUGIN_LOADED=()
 BEE_LOAD_PLUGIN_MISSING=()
 bee::load_plugin() {
+  local -i ignore_missing=${2:-0}
   BEE_LOAD_PLUGIN_MISSING=()
   bee::mapped_plugin "$1"
   if [[ -n "${BEE_RESOLVE_PLUGIN_FULL_PATH}" ]]; then
@@ -790,7 +791,7 @@ bee::load_plugin() {
     BEE_LOAD_PLUGIN_PATH="${BEE_RESOLVE_PLUGIN_FULL_PATH}"
     BEE_LOAD_PLUGIN_JSON_PATH="${BEE_RESOLVE_PLUGIN_JSON_PATH}"
     bee::load_plugin_deps
-    if [[ ${#BEE_LOAD_PLUGIN_MISSING[@]} -gt 0 ]]; then
+    if [[ $ignore_missing -eq 0 && ${#BEE_LOAD_PLUGIN_MISSING[@]} -gt 0 ]]; then
       for missing in "${BEE_LOAD_PLUGIN_MISSING[@]}"; do
         bee::log_error "Missing plugin: '${missing}'"
       done
diff --git a/test/fixtures/beerc.bash b/test/fixtures/beerc.bash
index 569c489..0b5eef1 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/beerc.bash
+++ b/test/fixtures/beerc.bash
@@ -9,7 +9,12 @@ BEE_HUBS=(
 )
 BEE_CACHES_PATH="${BATS_TEST_TMPDIR}/caches"
 
-if [[ -v TEST_BEE_PLUGINS_PATHS_CUSTOM ]]; then
+if [[ -v TEST_BEE_PLUGINS_NEED_INSTALL ]]; then
+  BEE_PLUGINS_PATHS=(
+    "${BEE_CACHES_PATH}/plugins"
+    "${BATS_TEST_DIRNAME}/fixtures/custom_plugins"
+  )
+elif [[ -v TEST_BEE_PLUGINS_PATHS_CUSTOM ]]; then
   BEE_PLUGINS_PATHS=(
     "${BATS_TEST_DIRNAME}/fixtures/plugins"
     "${BATS_TEST_DIRNAME}/fixtures/custom_plugins"
diff --git a/test/install.bats b/test/install.bats
index 38f7088..db3573d 100644
--- a/test/install.bats
+++ b/test/install.bats
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ setup() {
   load "test-helper.bash"
   load "test-helper-hub.bash"
   _set_beerc
+  export TEST_BEE_PLUGINS_NEED_INSTALL=1
   _source_beerc
 }
 
@@ -157,8 +158,6 @@ EOF
 }
 
 @test "installs local plugins with dependencies recursively" {
-  # shellcheck disable=SC2030,SC2031
-  export TEST_BEE_PLUGINS_PATHS_CUSTOM=1
   export TEST_PLUGIN_QUIET=1
   _setup_test_bee_hub_repo
   _setup_testplugin_repo