diff -r 12590f3b80ad -r adc75f0fcaa3 src/plugin.c
--- a/src/plugin.c	Sun Jun 29 06:16:16 2003 +0000
+++ b/src/plugin.c	Sun Jun 29 06:40:17 2003 +0000
@@ -183,6 +183,9 @@
 
 	g_return_val_if_fail(filename != NULL, NULL);
 
+	if (!g_file_test(filename, G_FILE_TEST_EXISTS))
+		return NULL;
+
 	plugin = gaim_plugins_find_with_filename(filename);
 
 	if (plugin != NULL)