diff --git a/gajim/plugins/pluginmanager.py b/gajim/plugins/pluginmanager.py
index c61eb069d..45c737884 100644
--- a/gajim/plugins/pluginmanager.py
+++ b/gajim/plugins/pluginmanager.py
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ from shutil import rmtree
 import configparser
 from pkg_resources import parse_version
 
+import gajim
 from gajim.common import app
 from gajim.common import nec
 from gajim.common import configpaths
@@ -536,7 +537,7 @@ class PluginManager(metaclass=Singleton):
             min_v = conf.get('info', 'min_gajim_version', fallback=None)
             max_v = conf.get('info', 'max_gajim_version', fallback=None)
 
-            gajim_v = app.config.get('version').split('+', 1)[0]
+            gajim_v = gajim.__version__.split('+', 1)[0]
             gajim_v_cmp = parse_version(gajim_v)
 
             if min_v and gajim_v_cmp < parse_version(min_v):