diff --git a/packages/backend-core/src/index.ts b/packages/backend-core/src/index.ts
index 74e79e7b95..d9dbe58264 100644
--- a/packages/backend-core/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-core/src/index.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import * as dbConstants from "./db/constants"
 import logging from "./logging"
 import pino from "./pino"
 import * as middleware from "./middleware"
+import plugins from "./plugin"
 
 // mimic the outer package exports
 import * as db from "./pkg/db"
@@ -56,6 +57,7 @@ const core = {
   errors,
   logging,
   roles,
+  plugins,
   ...pino,
   ...errorClasses,
   middleware,
diff --git a/packages/backend-core/src/plugin/index.ts b/packages/backend-core/src/plugin/index.ts
index 3eeaeaa90c..a6d1853007 100644
--- a/packages/backend-core/src/plugin/index.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-core/src/plugin/index.ts
@@ -1 +1,7 @@
-export * from "./utils"
+import * as utils from "./utils"
+
+const pkg = {
+  ...utils,
+}
+
+export = pkg
diff --git a/packages/server/src/module.d.ts b/packages/server/src/module.d.ts
index eb1d1feb48..ada45a3a66 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/module.d.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/module.d.ts
@@ -11,3 +11,4 @@ declare module "@budibase/backend-core/encryption"
 declare module "@budibase/backend-core/utils"
 declare module "@budibase/backend-core/redis"
 declare module "@budibase/backend-core/objectStore"
+declare module "@budibase/backend-core/plugins"