diff --git a/PowerEditor/src/MISC/PluginsManager/PluginsManager.cpp b/PowerEditor/src/MISC/PluginsManager/PluginsManager.cpp
index b30430cd..5158e36c 100644
--- a/PowerEditor/src/MISC/PluginsManager/PluginsManager.cpp
+++ b/PowerEditor/src/MISC/PluginsManager/PluginsManager.cpp
@@ -319,46 +319,53 @@ bool PluginsManager::loadPluginsV2(const TCHAR* dir)
 	// get plugin folder
 	if (hFindFolder != INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE && (foundData.dwFileAttributes & FILE_ATTRIBUTE_DIRECTORY))
 	{
-		generic_string pluginsFullPathFilter = pluginsFolder;
-		PathAppend(pluginsFullPathFilter, foundData.cFileName);
-		generic_string pluginsFolderPath = pluginsFullPathFilter;
-		generic_string  dllName = foundData.cFileName;
-		dllName += TEXT(".dll");
-		PathAppend(pluginsFullPathFilter, dllName);
-
-		// get plugin
-		hFindDll = ::FindFirstFile(pluginsFullPathFilter.c_str(), &foundData);
-		if (hFindDll != INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE && !(foundData.dwFileAttributes & FILE_ATTRIBUTE_DIRECTORY))
+		generic_string foundFileName = foundData.cFileName;
+		if (foundFileName != TEXT(".") && foundFileName != TEXT(".."))
 		{
-			dllNames.push_back(pluginsFullPathFilter);
+			generic_string pluginsFullPathFilter = pluginsFolder;
+			PathAppend(pluginsFullPathFilter, foundFileName);
+			generic_string pluginsFolderPath = pluginsFullPathFilter;
+			generic_string  dllName = foundFileName;
+			dllName += TEXT(".dll");
+			PathAppend(pluginsFullPathFilter, dllName);
 
-			PluginList & pl = nppParams->getPluginList();
-			pl.add(foundData.cFileName, false);
+			// get plugin
+			hFindDll = ::FindFirstFile(pluginsFullPathFilter.c_str(), &foundData);
+			if (hFindDll != INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE && !(foundData.dwFileAttributes & FILE_ATTRIBUTE_DIRECTORY))
+			{
+				dllNames.push_back(pluginsFullPathFilter);
+
+				PluginList & pl = nppParams->getPluginList();
+				pl.add(foundFileName, false);
+			}
 		}
-
 		// get plugin folder
 		while (::FindNextFile(hFindFolder, &foundData))
 		{
-			generic_string pluginsFullPathFilter2 = pluginsFolder;
-			PathAppend(pluginsFullPathFilter2, foundData.cFileName);
-			generic_string pluginsFolderPath2 = pluginsFullPathFilter2;
-			generic_string  dllName2 = foundData.cFileName;
-			dllName2 += TEXT(".dll");
-			PathAppend(pluginsFullPathFilter2, dllName2);
-
-			// get plugin
-			if (hFindDll)
+			generic_string foundFileName2 = foundData.cFileName;
+			if (foundFileName2 != TEXT(".") && foundFileName2 != TEXT(".."))
 			{
-				::FindClose(hFindDll);
-				hFindDll = INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE;
-			}
-			hFindDll = ::FindFirstFile(pluginsFullPathFilter2.c_str(), &foundData);
-			if (hFindDll != INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE && !(foundData.dwFileAttributes & FILE_ATTRIBUTE_DIRECTORY))
-			{
-				dllNames.push_back(pluginsFullPathFilter2);
+				generic_string pluginsFullPathFilter2 = pluginsFolder;
+				PathAppend(pluginsFullPathFilter2, foundFileName2);
+				generic_string pluginsFolderPath2 = pluginsFullPathFilter2;
+				generic_string  dllName2 = foundFileName2;
+				dllName2 += TEXT(".dll");
+				PathAppend(pluginsFullPathFilter2, dllName2);
 
-				PluginList & pl = nppParams->getPluginList();
-				pl.add(foundData.cFileName, false);
+				// get plugin
+				if (hFindDll)
+				{
+					::FindClose(hFindDll);
+					hFindDll = INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE;
+				}
+				hFindDll = ::FindFirstFile(pluginsFullPathFilter2.c_str(), &foundData);
+				if (hFindDll != INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE && !(foundData.dwFileAttributes & FILE_ATTRIBUTE_DIRECTORY))
+				{
+					dllNames.push_back(pluginsFullPathFilter2);
+
+					PluginList & pl = nppParams->getPluginList();
+					pl.add(foundFileName2, false);
+				}
 			}
 		}