diff --git a/Dalamud/Plugin/PluginManager.cs b/Dalamud/Plugin/PluginManager.cs
index 3725658f8..2bf42e4f0 100644
--- a/Dalamud/Plugin/PluginManager.cs
+++ b/Dalamud/Plugin/PluginManager.cs
@@ -100,19 +100,6 @@ namespace Dalamud.Plugin
                     JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<PluginDefinition>(
                         File.ReadAllText(defJsonFile.FullName));
 
-                // Don't wanna fuck this up
-                // This is a fix for earlier Chat Extender versions, since they break command handlers
-                try {
-                    if (dllFile.Name.Contains("ChatExtender") &&
-                        int.Parse(pluginDef.AssemblyVersion.Replace(".", "")) < 1410) {
-                        Log.Information("Found banned ChatExtender, skipping...");
-                        return false;
-                    }
-                } catch (Exception) {
-                    // ignored
-                }
-                
-
                 if (pluginDef.ApplicableVersion != this.dalamud.StartInfo.GameVersion && pluginDef.ApplicableVersion != "any")
                 {
                     Log.Information("Plugin {0} has not applicable version.", dllFile.FullName);
@@ -135,6 +122,23 @@ namespace Dalamud.Plugin
             // Assembly.Load() by name here will not load multiple versions with the same name, in the case of updates
             var pluginAssembly = Assembly.LoadFile(dllFile.FullName);
 
+            // Don't wanna fuck this up
+            // This is a fix for earlier Chat Extender versions, since they break command handlers
+            try
+            {
+                var ver = int.Parse(pluginAssembly.GetName().Version.ToString().Replace(".", ""));
+                if (dllFile.Name.Contains("ChatExtender") &&
+                    ver < 1410)
+                {
+                    Log.Information($"Found banned v{ver} ChatExtender, skipping...");
+                    return false;
+                }
+            }
+            catch (Exception)
+            {
+                // ignored
+            }
+
             if (pluginAssembly != null)
             {
                 Log.Information("Loading types for {0}", pluginAssembly.FullName);