diff --git a/packages/server/src/watch.ts b/packages/server/src/watch.ts
index 09c7312e3b..8f3fe22023 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/watch.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/watch.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import env from "./environment"
 import chokidar from "chokidar"
 import fs from "fs"
 import { constants, tenancy } from "@budibase/backend-core"
-import { processUploadedPlugin } from "./api/controllers/plugin"
+import pluginsSdk from "./sdk/plugins"
 
 export function watch() {
   const watchPath = path.join(env.PLUGINS_DIR, "./**/*.tar.gz")
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ export function watch() {
           const split = path.split("/")
           const name = split[split.length - 1]
           console.log("Importing plugin:", path)
-          await processUploadedPlugin({ name, path })
+          await pluginsSdk.processUploaded({ name, path })
         } catch (err: any) {
           const message = err?.message ? err?.message : err
           console.error("Failed to import plugin:", message)