diff --git a/InvenTree/InvenTree/ready.py b/InvenTree/InvenTree/ready.py
index 9f5ad0ea49..e93972cf2e 100644
--- a/InvenTree/InvenTree/ready.py
+++ b/InvenTree/InvenTree/ready.py
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ def canAppAccessDatabase(allow_test=False):
         'createsuperuser',
         'wait_for_db',
         'prerender',
-        'rebuild',
+        'rebuild_models',
+        'rebuild_thumbnails',
         'collectstatic',
         'makemessages',
         'compilemessages',
diff --git a/InvenTree/plugin/apps.py b/InvenTree/plugin/apps.py
index 233f037ec7..a176612fb6 100644
--- a/InvenTree/plugin/apps.py
+++ b/InvenTree/plugin/apps.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ from django.utils.translation import gettext_lazy as _
 
 from maintenance_mode.core import set_maintenance_mode
 
-from InvenTree.ready import isImportingData
+from InvenTree.ready import canAppAccessDatabase
 from plugin import registry
 from plugin.helpers import check_git_version, log_error
 
@@ -20,9 +20,8 @@ class PluginAppConfig(AppConfig):
 
     def ready(self):
         if settings.PLUGINS_ENABLED:
-
-            if isImportingData():  # pragma: no cover
-                logger.info('Skipping plugin loading for data import')
+            if not canAppAccessDatabase(allow_test=True):
+                logger.info("Skipping plugin loading sequence")
             else:
                 logger.info('Loading InvenTree plugins')
 
@@ -48,3 +47,6 @@ class PluginAppConfig(AppConfig):
             registry.git_is_modern = check_git_version()
             if not registry.git_is_modern:  # pragma: no cover  # simulating old git seems not worth it for coverage
                 log_error(_('Your enviroment has an outdated git version. This prevents InvenTree from loading plugin details.'), 'load')
+
+        else:
+            logger.info("Plugins not enabled - skipping loading sequence")
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