diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 80d4892..13bd439 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ BINARY_NAME = inetmock
 PLUGINS = $(wildcard $(DIR)pkg/plugins/*/.)
 DEBUG_PORT = 2345
 DEBUG_ARGS?= --development-logs=true
-INETMOCK_PLUGINS_DIRECTORY = $(DIR)plugins
+INETMOCK_PLUGINS_DIRECTORY = $(DIR)
 
 .PHONY: clean all format deps compile debug test cli-cover-report html-cover-report plugins $(PLUGINS)
 
diff --git a/internal/plugins/loading.go b/internal/plugins/loading.go
index c933976..73bb46a 100644
--- a/internal/plugins/loading.go
+++ b/internal/plugins/loading.go
@@ -3,13 +3,17 @@ package plugins
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"github.com/baez90/inetmock/pkg/api"
+	"github.com/baez90/inetmock/pkg/path"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"plugin"
+	"regexp"
 )
 
 var (
-	registry HandlerRegistry
+	registry              HandlerRegistry
+	pluginFileNamePattern = regexp.MustCompile(`[\w\-]+\.so$`)
 )
 
 type HandlerRegistry interface {
@@ -52,15 +56,22 @@ func (h *handlerRegistry) RegisterHandler(handlerName string, handlerProvider ap
 }
 
 func (h *handlerRegistry) LoadPlugins(pluginsPath string) (err error) {
-	var plugins []string
-	if plugins, err = filepath.Glob(fmt.Sprintf("%s%c*.so", pluginsPath, filepath.Separator)); err != nil {
+
+	if !path.DirExists(pluginsPath) {
+		err = fmt.Errorf("plugins path %s does not exist or is not accessible", pluginsPath)
 		return
 	}
-
-	for _, pluginSo := range plugins {
-		if _, err = plugin.Open(pluginSo); err != nil {
-			return
+	err = filepath.Walk(pluginsPath, func(path string, info os.FileInfo, err error) error {
+		if !info.IsDir() && pluginFileNamePattern.MatchString(info.Name()) {
+			if _, err := plugin.Open(path); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
 		}
+		return nil
+	})
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return
 	}
 
 	err = nil
diff --git a/pkg/path/helpers.go b/pkg/path/helpers.go
index d0e428c..5ca4c62 100644
--- a/pkg/path/helpers.go
+++ b/pkg/path/helpers.go
@@ -17,3 +17,11 @@ func FileExists(filename string) bool {
 	}
 	return !info.IsDir()
 }
+
+func DirExists(dirPath string) bool {
+	info, err := os.Stat(dirPath)
+	if os.IsNotExist(err) {
+		return false
+	}
+	return info.IsDir()
+}
diff --git a/pkg/plugins/http_mock/Makefile b/pkg/plugins/http_mock/Makefile
index d03d9ad..47da7bf 100644
--- a/pkg/plugins/http_mock/Makefile
+++ b/pkg/plugins/http_mock/Makefile
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ DEBUG_PORT = 2345
 
 .PHONY: deps format compile test cli-cover-report html-cover-report
 
-all: compile test
+all: format compile test
 
 deps:
 	@go mod tidy
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ endif
 test:
 	@go test -coverprofile=./cov-raw.out -v $(TEST_PKGS)
 	@cat ./cov-raw.out | grep -v "generated" > ./cov.out
+	@rm -f $(DIR)$(PLUGIN_NAME)
 
 cli-cover-report:
 	@go tool cover -func=cov.out
diff --git a/pkg/plugins/tls_interceptor/Makefile b/pkg/plugins/tls_interceptor/Makefile
index 9e5e4f4..dc01810 100644
--- a/pkg/plugins/tls_interceptor/Makefile
+++ b/pkg/plugins/tls_interceptor/Makefile
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ DEBUG_PORT = 2345
 
 .PHONY: deps format compile test cli-cover-report html-cover-report
 
-all: compile test
+all: format compile test
 
 deps:
 	@go mod tidy
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ endif
 test:
 	@go test -coverprofile=./cov-raw.out -v $(TEST_PKGS)
 	@cat ./cov-raw.out | grep -v "generated" > ./cov.out
+	@rm -f $(DIR)$(PLUGIN_NAME)
 
 cli-cover-report:
 	@go tool cover -func=cov.out