diff --git a/cmd/ipfs/main.go b/cmd/ipfs/main.go
index 4415637af..44a270c08 100644
--- a/cmd/ipfs/main.go
+++ b/cmd/ipfs/main.go
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ func makeExecutor(req *cmds.Request, env interface{}) (cmds.Executor, error) {
 		}
 		if ok {
 			if _, err := loader.LoadPlugins(pluginpath); err != nil {
-				log.Warning("error loading plugins: ", err)
+				log.Error("error loading plugins: ", err)
 			}
 		}
 
diff --git a/plugin/loader/preload.go b/plugin/loader/preload.go
index cc0d8651d..46dd2cb92 100644
--- a/plugin/loader/preload.go
+++ b/plugin/loader/preload.go
@@ -2,10 +2,13 @@ package loader
 
 import (
 	"github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/plugin"
+	pluginipldgit "github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/plugin/plugins/git"
 )
 
 // DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE
 // This file is being generated as part of plugin build process
 // To change it, modify the plugin/loader/preload.sh
 
-var preloadPlugins = []plugin.Plugin{}
+var preloadPlugins = []plugin.Plugin{
+	pluginipldgit.Plugins[0],
+}
diff --git a/plugin/loader/preload_list b/plugin/loader/preload_list
index 8c62c673b..2905dfe1c 100644
--- a/plugin/loader/preload_list
+++ b/plugin/loader/preload_list
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@
 #
 # name             go-path                  number of the sub-plugin
 
-#ipldgit github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/plugin/plugins/git 0
+ipldgit github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/plugin/plugins/git 0
diff --git a/test/sharness/t0280-plugin-git.sh b/test/sharness/t0280-plugin-git.sh
index 8f912646d..24737dd45 100755
--- a/test/sharness/t0280-plugin-git.sh
+++ b/test/sharness/t0280-plugin-git.sh
@@ -17,11 +17,6 @@ fi
 
 test_init_ipfs
 
-test_expect_success "copy plugin" '
-  mkdir -p "$IPFS_PATH/plugins" &&
-  cp ../plugins/git.so "$IPFS_PATH/plugins/"
-'
-
 # from https://github.com/ipfs/go-ipld-git/blob/master/make-test-repo.sh
 test_expect_success "prepare test data" '
   tar xzf ../t0280-plugin-git-data/git.tar.gz