diff --git a/Dalamud/Dalamud.cs b/Dalamud/Dalamud.cs
index 6e9acd0aa..c966fc27a 100644
--- a/Dalamud/Dalamud.cs
+++ b/Dalamud/Dalamud.cs
@@ -236,28 +236,24 @@ namespace Dalamud
             {
                 Log.Information("[T3] START!");
 
-                if (!bool.Parse(Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("DALAMUD_NOT_HAVE_PLUGINS") ?? "false"))
+                var pluginManager = Service<PluginManager>.Set();
+                Service<CallGate>.Set();
+
+                try
                 {
-                    try
-                    {
-                        Service<CallGate>.Set();
+                    pluginManager.OnInstalledPluginsChanged += Troubleshooting.LogTroubleshooting;
 
-                        var pluginManager = Service<PluginManager>.Set();
-                        pluginManager.OnInstalledPluginsChanged += () =>
-                            Troubleshooting.LogTroubleshooting();
+                    Log.Information("[T3] PM OK!");
 
-                        Log.Information("[T3] PM OK!");
+                    pluginManager.CleanupPlugins();
+                    Log.Information("[T3] PMC OK!");
 
-                        pluginManager.CleanupPlugins();
-                        Log.Information("[T3] PMC OK!");
-
-                        pluginManager.LoadAllPlugins();
-                        Log.Information("[T3] PML OK!");
-                    }
-                    catch (Exception ex)
-                    {
-                        Log.Error(ex, "Plugin load failed.");
-                    }
+                    pluginManager.LoadAllPlugins();
+                    Log.Information("[T3] PML OK!");
+                }
+                catch (Exception ex)
+                {
+                    Log.Error(ex, "Plugin load failed.");
                 }
 
                 Service<DalamudInterface>.Set();
diff --git a/Dalamud/Interface/Internal/Windows/PluginInstallerWindow.cs b/Dalamud/Interface/Internal/Windows/PluginInstallerWindow.cs
index 74a6afc51..076a47836 100644
--- a/Dalamud/Interface/Internal/Windows/PluginInstallerWindow.cs
+++ b/Dalamud/Interface/Internal/Windows/PluginInstallerWindow.cs
@@ -770,6 +770,12 @@ namespace Dalamud.Interface.Internal.Windows
         {
             var pluginManager = Service<PluginManager>.Get();
 
+            if (pluginManager.SafeMode)
+            {
+                ImGui.Text(Locs.TabBody_SafeMode);
+                return false;
+            }
+
             var ready = pluginManager.PluginsReady && pluginManager.ReposReady;
 
             if (!ready)
@@ -1873,6 +1879,8 @@ namespace Dalamud.Interface.Internal.Windows
 
             public static string TabBody_DownloadFailed => Loc.Localize("InstallerDownloadFailed", "Download failed.");
 
+            public static string TabBody_SafeMode => Loc.Localize("InstallerSafeMode", "Dalamud is running in Plugin Safe Mode, restart to activate plugins.");
+
             #endregion
 
             #region Search text
diff --git a/Dalamud/Plugin/Internal/PluginManager.cs b/Dalamud/Plugin/Internal/PluginManager.cs
index db5b9a0ad..ae513ce85 100644
--- a/Dalamud/Plugin/Internal/PluginManager.cs
+++ b/Dalamud/Plugin/Internal/PluginManager.cs
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ using Dalamud.Plugin.Internal.Exceptions;
 using Dalamud.Plugin.Internal.Types;
 using Dalamud.Utility;
 using HarmonyLib;
-using JetBrains.Annotations;
 using Newtonsoft.Json;
 
 namespace Dalamud.Plugin.Internal
@@ -52,6 +51,7 @@ namespace Dalamud.Plugin.Internal
         public PluginManager()
         {
             var startInfo = Service<DalamudStartInfo>.Get();
+            var configuration = Service<DalamudConfiguration>.Get();
 
             this.pluginDirectory = new DirectoryInfo(startInfo.PluginDirectory);
             this.devPluginDirectory = new DirectoryInfo(startInfo.DefaultPluginDirectory);
@@ -62,6 +62,13 @@ namespace Dalamud.Plugin.Internal
             if (!this.devPluginDirectory.Exists)
                 this.devPluginDirectory.Create();
 
+            var noPlugins = bool.Parse(Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("DALAMUD_NOT_HAVE_PLUGINS") ?? "false");
+            if (this.SafeMode = noPlugins || configuration.PluginSafeMode)
+            {
+                configuration.PluginSafeMode = false;
+                configuration.Save();
+            }
+
             this.PluginConfigs = new PluginConfigurations(Path.Combine(Path.GetDirectoryName(startInfo.ConfigurationPath) ?? string.Empty, "pluginConfigs"));
 
             var bannedPluginsJson = File.ReadAllText(Path.Combine(startInfo.AssetDirectory, "UIRes", "bannedplugin.json"));
@@ -113,9 +120,9 @@ namespace Dalamud.Plugin.Internal
         public bool ReposReady => this.Repos.All(repo => repo.State != PluginRepositoryState.InProgress);
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Gets a list of all IPC subscriptions.
+        /// Gets a value indicating whether the plugin manager started in safe mode.
         /// </summary>
-        public List<IpcSubscription> IpcSubscriptions { get; } = new();
+        public bool SafeMode { get; init; }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets the <see cref="PluginConfigurations"/> object used when initializing plugins.
@@ -163,18 +170,14 @@ namespace Dalamud.Plugin.Internal
         /// </summary>
         public void LoadAllPlugins()
         {
-            var configuration = Service<DalamudConfiguration>.Get();
-
-            if (configuration.PluginSafeMode)
+            if (this.SafeMode)
             {
                 Log.Information("PluginSafeMode was enabled, not loading any plugins.");
-
-                configuration.PluginSafeMode = false;
-                configuration.Save();
-
                 return;
             }
 
+            var configuration = Service<DalamudConfiguration>.Get();
+
             var pluginDefs = new List<PluginDef>();
             var devPluginDefs = new List<PluginDef>();
 
@@ -326,6 +329,12 @@ namespace Dalamud.Plugin.Internal
         /// </summary>
         public void ScanDevPlugins()
         {
+            if (this.SafeMode)
+            {
+                Log.Information("PluginSafeMode was enabled, not scanning any dev plugins.");
+                return;
+            }
+
             var configuration = Service<DalamudConfiguration>.Get();
 
             if (!this.devPluginDirectory.Exists)
diff --git a/Dalamud/Plugin/Internal/Types/IpcSubscription.cs b/Dalamud/Plugin/Internal/Types/IpcSubscription.cs
deleted file mode 100644
index 3427a824a..000000000
--- a/Dalamud/Plugin/Internal/Types/IpcSubscription.cs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,39 +0,0 @@
-using System;
-using System.Dynamic;
-
-namespace Dalamud.Plugin.Internal.Types
-{
-    /// <summary>
-    /// This class represents an IPC subscription between two plugins.
-    /// </summary>
-    internal record IpcSubscription
-    {
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="IpcSubscription"/> class.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="sourcePluginName">The source plugin name.</param>
-        /// <param name="subPluginName">The name of the plugin being subscribed to.</param>
-        /// <param name="subAction">The subscription action.</param>
-        public IpcSubscription(string sourcePluginName, string subPluginName, Action<ExpandoObject> subAction)
-        {
-            this.SourcePluginName = sourcePluginName;
-            this.SubPluginName = subPluginName;
-            this.SubAction = subAction;
-        }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Gets the name of the plugin requesting the subscription.
-        /// </summary>
-        public string SourcePluginName { get; }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Gets the name of the plugin being subscribed to.
-        /// </summary>
-        public string SubPluginName { get; }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Gets the subscription action.
-        /// </summary>
-        public Action<ExpandoObject> SubAction { get; }
-    }
-}