diff --git a/InvenTree/plugin/apps.py b/InvenTree/plugin/apps.py
index 74000de2a1..37d7dafab2 100644
--- a/InvenTree/plugin/apps.py
+++ b/InvenTree/plugin/apps.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ class PluginAppConfig(AppConfig):
         if not isInMainThread():
             return
 
-        if not canAppAccessDatabase(allow_test=True, allow_plugins=True):
+        if not canAppAccessDatabase(allow_test=True, allow_plugins=True, allow_shell=True):
             logger.info("Skipping plugin loading sequence")  # pragma: no cover
         else:
             logger.info('Loading InvenTree plugins')