diff --git a/Dalamud/Configuration/Internal/DalamudConfiguration.cs b/Dalamud/Configuration/Internal/DalamudConfiguration.cs
index 3b140e9cd..22fb2f448 100644
--- a/Dalamud/Configuration/Internal/DalamudConfiguration.cs
+++ b/Dalamud/Configuration/Internal/DalamudConfiguration.cs
@@ -605,12 +605,6 @@ internal sealed class DalamudConfiguration : IInternalDisposableService
         this.AutoUpdateBehavior ??= this.AutoUpdatePlugins
                                         ? Plugin.Internal.AutoUpdate.AutoUpdateBehavior.UpdateAll
                                         : Plugin.Internal.AutoUpdate.AutoUpdateBehavior.OnlyNotify;
-
-        // Turn ImGui asserts on by default if we have any active dev plugins
-        if (!this.ImGuiAssertsEnabledAtStartup.HasValue && this.DevPluginLoadLocations.Any(x => x.IsEnabled))
-        {
-            this.ImGuiAssertsEnabledAtStartup = true;
-        }
 #pragma warning restore CS0618
     }
 
diff --git a/Dalamud/Plugin/Internal/PluginManager.cs b/Dalamud/Plugin/Internal/PluginManager.cs
index 9d71c60df..45a923aed 100644
--- a/Dalamud/Plugin/Internal/PluginManager.cs
+++ b/Dalamud/Plugin/Internal/PluginManager.cs
@@ -1572,6 +1572,9 @@ internal class PluginManager : IInternalDisposableService
         {
             Log.Information($"Loading dev plugin {name}");
             plugin = new LocalDevPlugin(dllFile, manifest);
+            
+            // This is a dev plugin - turn ImGui asserts on by default if we haven't chosen yet
+            this.configuration.ImGuiAssertsEnabledAtStartup ??= true;
         }
         else
         {