@@ -88,9 +88,18 @@ func (pm *Manager) pluginPostStart(p *v2.Plugin, c *controller) error {

 	p.SetPClient(client)

+	// Initial sleep before net Dial to allow plugin to listen on socket.

+	time.Sleep(500 * time.Millisecond)

 	maxRetries := 3

 	var retries int

 	for {

+		// net dial into the unix socket to see if someone's listening.

+		conn, err := net.Dial("unix", sockAddr)

+		if err == nil {

+			conn.Close()

+			break

+		}

+

 		time.Sleep(3 * time.Second)

 		retries++

@@ -103,12 +112,6 @@ func (pm *Manager) pluginPostStart(p *v2.Plugin, c *controller) error {

 			return err

 		}

-		// net dial into the unix socket to see if someone's listening.

-		conn, err := net.Dial("unix", sockAddr)

-		if err == nil {

-			conn.Close()

-			break

-		}

 	}

 	pm.config.Store.SetState(p, true)

 	pm.config.Store.CallHandler(p)