diff --git a/Emby.Server.Implementations/ApplicationHost.cs b/Emby.Server.Implementations/ApplicationHost.cs
index 0c8b0339bd..b69eccd819 100644
--- a/Emby.Server.Implementations/ApplicationHost.cs
+++ b/Emby.Server.Implementations/ApplicationHost.cs
@@ -821,38 +821,6 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations
         {
             try
             {
-                if (plugin is IPluginAssembly assemblyPlugin)
-                {
-                    var assembly = plugin.GetType().Assembly;
-                    var assemblyName = assembly.GetName();
-                    var assemblyFilePath = assembly.Location;
-
-                    var dataFolderPath = Path.Combine(ApplicationPaths.PluginsPath, Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(assemblyFilePath));
-
-                    assemblyPlugin.SetAttributes(assemblyFilePath, dataFolderPath, assemblyName.Version);
-
-                    try
-                    {
-                        var idAttributes = assembly.GetCustomAttributes(typeof(GuidAttribute), true);
-                        if (idAttributes.Length > 0)
-                        {
-                            var attribute = (GuidAttribute)idAttributes[0];
-                            var assemblyId = new Guid(attribute.Value);
-
-                            assemblyPlugin.SetId(assemblyId);
-                        }
-                    }
-                    catch (Exception ex)
-                    {
-                        Logger.LogError(ex, "Error getting plugin Id from {PluginName}.", plugin.GetType().FullName);
-                    }
-                }
-
-                if (plugin is IHasPluginConfiguration hasPluginConfiguration)
-                {
-                    hasPluginConfiguration.SetStartupInfo(s => Directory.CreateDirectory(s));
-                }
-
                 plugin.RegisterServices(ServiceCollection);
             }
             catch (Exception ex)
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Common/Plugins/BasePlugin.cs b/MediaBrowser.Common/Plugins/BasePlugin.cs
index 4b2918d085..8545fd5dcf 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Common/Plugins/BasePlugin.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Common/Plugins/BasePlugin.cs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 using System;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Reflection;
+using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
 using MediaBrowser.Common.Configuration;
 using MediaBrowser.Model.Plugins;
 using MediaBrowser.Model.Serialization;
@@ -140,6 +141,30 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Common.Plugins
         {
             ApplicationPaths = applicationPaths;
             XmlSerializer = xmlSerializer;
+            if (this is IPluginAssembly assemblyPlugin)
+            {
+                var assembly = GetType().Assembly;
+                var assemblyName = assembly.GetName();
+                var assemblyFilePath = assembly.Location;
+
+                var dataFolderPath = Path.Combine(ApplicationPaths.PluginsPath, Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(assemblyFilePath));
+
+                assemblyPlugin.SetAttributes(assemblyFilePath, dataFolderPath, assemblyName.Version);
+
+                var idAttributes = assembly.GetCustomAttributes(typeof(GuidAttribute), true);
+                if (idAttributes.Length > 0)
+                {
+                    var attribute = (GuidAttribute)idAttributes[0];
+                    var assemblyId = new Guid(attribute.Value);
+
+                    assemblyPlugin.SetId(assemblyId);
+                }
+            }
+
+            if (this is IHasPluginConfiguration hasPluginConfiguration)
+            {
+                hasPluginConfiguration.SetStartupInfo(s => Directory.CreateDirectory(s));
+            }
         }
 
         /// <summary>