diff --git a/Dalamud/Interface/Internal/Windows/PluginInstaller/PluginInstallerWindow.cs b/Dalamud/Interface/Internal/Windows/PluginInstaller/PluginInstallerWindow.cs
index c6297ffa1..17358646e 100644
--- a/Dalamud/Interface/Internal/Windows/PluginInstaller/PluginInstallerWindow.cs
+++ b/Dalamud/Interface/Internal/Windows/PluginInstaller/PluginInstallerWindow.cs
@@ -2222,7 +2222,7 @@ internal class PluginInstallerWindow : Window, IDisposable
 
         StyleModelV1.DalamudStandard.Push();
 
-        if (plugin.State == PluginState.UnloadError)
+        if (plugin.State == PluginState.UnloadError && !plugin.IsDev)
         {
             ImGuiComponents.DisabledButton(FontAwesomeIcon.Frown);
 
diff --git a/Dalamud/Plugin/Internal/Types/LocalDevPlugin.cs b/Dalamud/Plugin/Internal/Types/LocalDevPlugin.cs
index cb051fa59..498bea874 100644
--- a/Dalamud/Plugin/Internal/Types/LocalDevPlugin.cs
+++ b/Dalamud/Plugin/Internal/Types/LocalDevPlugin.cs
@@ -138,9 +138,9 @@ internal class LocalDevPlugin : LocalPlugin, IDisposable
                     return;
                 }
 
-                if (this.State != PluginState.Loaded && this.State != PluginState.LoadError)
+                if (this.State != PluginState.Loaded && this.State != PluginState.LoadError && this.State != PluginState.UnloadError)
                 {
-                    Log.Debug($"Skipping reload of {this.Name}, state ({this.State}) is not {PluginState.Loaded} nor {PluginState.LoadError}.");
+                    Log.Debug($"Skipping reload of {this.Name}, state ({this.State}) is not {PluginState.Loaded}, {PluginState.LoadError} or {PluginState.UnloadError}.");
                     return;
                 }
 
@@ -148,6 +148,12 @@ internal class LocalDevPlugin : LocalPlugin, IDisposable
 
                 try
                 {
+                    if (this.State == PluginState.UnloadError)
+                    {
+                        Log.Warning($"{this.Manifest.Author}: TAKE CARE!!! You need to fix your unload error, and restart the game - your plugin might be in an inconsistent state.");
+                        Log.Warning("Reloading anyway, as this is a dev plugin, but you might encounter unexpected results.");
+                    }
+
                     await this.ReloadAsync();
                     notificationManager.AddNotification($"The DevPlugin '{this.Name} was reloaded successfully.", "Plugin reloaded!", NotificationType.Success);
                 }
diff --git a/Dalamud/Plugin/Internal/Types/LocalPlugin.cs b/Dalamud/Plugin/Internal/Types/LocalPlugin.cs
index 807dd0bef..2961aae9c 100644
--- a/Dalamud/Plugin/Internal/Types/LocalPlugin.cs
+++ b/Dalamud/Plugin/Internal/Types/LocalPlugin.cs
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ using Dalamud.Logging.Internal;
 using Dalamud.Plugin.Internal.Exceptions;
 using Dalamud.Plugin.Internal.Loader;
 using Dalamud.Utility;
-using Dalamud.Utility.Signatures;
 
 namespace Dalamud.Plugin.Internal.Types;
 
@@ -305,8 +304,13 @@ internal class LocalPlugin : IDisposable
                     throw new InvalidPluginOperationException(
                         $"Unable to load {this.Name}, load previously faulted, unload first");
                 case PluginState.UnloadError:
-                    throw new InvalidPluginOperationException(
+                    if (!this.IsDev)
+                    {
+                        throw new InvalidPluginOperationException(
                         $"Unable to load {this.Name}, unload previously faulted, restart Dalamud");
+                    }
+
+                    break;
                 case PluginState.Unloaded:
                     break;
                 case PluginState.Loading:
@@ -471,8 +475,13 @@ internal class LocalPlugin : IDisposable
                 case PluginState.Unloaded:
                     throw new InvalidPluginOperationException($"Unable to unload {this.Name}, already unloaded");
                 case PluginState.UnloadError:
-                    throw new InvalidPluginOperationException(
-                        $"Unable to unload {this.Name}, unload previously faulted, restart Dalamud");
+                    if (!this.IsDev)
+                    {
+                        throw new InvalidPluginOperationException(
+                            $"Unable to unload {this.Name}, unload previously faulted, restart Dalamud");
+                    }
+
+                    break;
                 case PluginState.Loaded:
                 case PluginState.LoadError:
                     break;
@@ -531,7 +540,10 @@ internal class LocalPlugin : IDisposable
     /// <returns>A task.</returns>
     public async Task ReloadAsync()
     {
-        await this.UnloadAsync(true);
+        // Don't unload if we're a dev plugin and have an unload error, this is a bad idea but whatever
+        if (this.IsDev && this.State != PluginState.UnloadError)
+            await this.UnloadAsync(true);
+
         await this.LoadAsync(PluginLoadReason.Reload, true);
     }