diff --git a/Dalamud/Interface/Internal/Windows/PluginInstallerWindow.cs b/Dalamud/Interface/Internal/Windows/PluginInstallerWindow.cs
index 07b86c7fa..786fba131 100644
--- a/Dalamud/Interface/Internal/Windows/PluginInstallerWindow.cs
+++ b/Dalamud/Interface/Internal/Windows/PluginInstallerWindow.cs
@@ -1606,7 +1606,7 @@ namespace Dalamud.Interface.Internal.Windows
                             if (!enableTask.Result)
                                 return;
 
-                            var loadTask = Task.Run(() => plugin.Load(PluginLoadReason.Installer))
+                            var loadTask = Task.Run(() => plugin.Load(PluginLoadReason.Installer, plugin is LocalDevPlugin))
                                 .ContinueWith(this.DisplayErrorContinuation, Locs.ErrorModal_LoadFail(plugin.Name));
 
                             loadTask.Wait();
diff --git a/Dalamud/Plugin/Internal/LocalPlugin.cs b/Dalamud/Plugin/Internal/LocalPlugin.cs
index 1c6edd15a..58f845455 100644
--- a/Dalamud/Plugin/Internal/LocalPlugin.cs
+++ b/Dalamud/Plugin/Internal/LocalPlugin.cs
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ namespace Dalamud.Plugin.Internal
         private readonly FileInfo disabledFile;
         private readonly FileInfo testingFile;
 
-        private PluginLoader loader;
-        private Assembly pluginAssembly;
+        private PluginLoader? loader;
+        private Assembly? pluginAssembly;
         private Type? pluginType;
         private IDalamudPlugin? instance;
 
@@ -112,9 +112,6 @@ namespace Dalamud.Plugin.Internal
             else
             {
                 this.Manifest = manifest;
-
-                if (!manifest.CheckSanity())
-                    throw new InvalidOperationException("Plugin manifest is not sane.");
             }
 
             // This converts from the ".disabled" file feature to the manifest instead.
@@ -143,7 +140,7 @@ namespace Dalamud.Plugin.Internal
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets the <see cref="DalamudPluginInterface"/> associated with this plugin.
         /// </summary>
-        public DalamudPluginInterface DalamudInterface { get; private set; }
+        public DalamudPluginInterface? DalamudInterface { get; private set; }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets the path to the plugin DLL.
@@ -158,18 +155,18 @@ namespace Dalamud.Plugin.Internal
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets or sets the current state of the plugin.
         /// </summary>
-        public PluginState State { get; protected set; } = PluginState.Unloaded;
+        public PluginState State { get; protected set; }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets the AssemblyName plugin, populated during <see cref="Load(PluginLoadReason, bool)"/>.
         /// </summary>
         /// <returns>Plugin type.</returns>
-        public AssemblyName? AssemblyName { get; private set; } = null;
+        public AssemblyName? AssemblyName { get; private set; }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets the plugin name, directly from the plugin or if it is not loaded from the manifest.
         /// </summary>
-        public string Name => this.instance?.Name ?? this.Manifest.Name ?? this.DllFile.Name;
+        public string Name => this.instance?.Name ?? this.Manifest.Name;
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets an optional reason, if the plugin is banned.
@@ -262,7 +259,7 @@ namespace Dalamud.Plugin.Internal
 
             if (this.DllFile.DirectoryName != null && File.Exists(Path.Combine(this.DllFile.DirectoryName, "Dalamud.dll")))
             {
-                Log.Error("==== IMPORTANT MESSAGE TO {0}, THE DEVELOPER OF {1} ====", this.Manifest.Author, this.Manifest.InternalName);
+                Log.Error("==== IMPORTANT MESSAGE TO {0}, THE DEVELOPER OF {1} ====", this.Manifest.Author!, this.Manifest.InternalName);
                 Log.Error("YOU ARE INCLUDING DALAMUD DEPENDENCIES IN YOUR BUILDS!!!");
                 Log.Error("You may not be able to load your plugin. \"<Private>False</Private>\" needs to be set in your csproj.");
                 Log.Error("If you are using ILMerge, do not merge anything other than your direct dependencies.");