diff --git a/lib/plugins/src/_internal/external-plugins.ts b/lib/plugins/src/_internal/external-plugins.ts
index b9a34c7..21a045a 100644
--- a/lib/plugins/src/_internal/external-plugins.ts
+++ b/lib/plugins/src/_internal/external-plugins.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import { getErrorStack } from '@revenge-mod/utils/error'
 import { pUnscopedApi } from '../apis'
 import {
     disablePlugin,
+    forgetInitialPluginState,
     getInternalPluginMeta,
     handlePluginError,
     InternalPluginFlags,
@@ -67,6 +68,9 @@ export function registerExternalPlugins() {
             const { plugin } = result
 
             try {
+                // Drop the stale boot snapshot entry (from before a mid-session uninstall)
+                // so the fresh install registers disabled
+                forgetInitialPluginState(plugin.manifest.id)
                 registerExternalPlugin(plugin)
             } catch (e) {
                 pEmitter.emit('install', { error: toPluginError(e) })
@@ -189,6 +193,9 @@ export async function uninstallExternalPlugin(plugin: AnyPlugin) {
 
     await callNativeMethod('revenge.plugins.uninstall', [plugin.manifest.id])
 
+    // Native cleared its persisted flags, drop our boot snapshot entry too
+    forgetInitialPluginState(plugin.manifest.id)
+
     pList.delete(plugin.manifest.id)
     pEmitter.emit('unregister', plugin)
 }
diff --git a/lib/plugins/src/_internal/index.ts b/lib/plugins/src/_internal/index.ts
index de36a7c..ecaf4a4 100644
--- a/lib/plugins/src/_internal/index.ts
+++ b/lib/plugins/src/_internal/index.ts
@@ -238,6 +238,10 @@ const { states: InitialPersistedStates }: PersistedPluginStates =
         states: {},
     }
 
+export function forgetInitialPluginState(id: PluginManifest['id']) {
+    delete InitialPersistedStates[id]
+}
+
 // Native is the source of truth, we're expecting dispatches from native to sync states
 registerJSMethod('revenge.plugins.states.update', (id, state) => {
     applyPluginFlags(