diff --git a/pkg/plugin/installer/base.go b/pkg/plugin/installer/base.go
index 3738246ee..66d7c5cac 100644
--- a/pkg/plugin/installer/base.go
+++ b/pkg/plugin/installer/base.go
@@ -29,11 +29,22 @@ type base struct {
 }
 
 func newBase(source string) base {
-	settings := cli.New()
+	pluginsDir := getPluginsDir()
 	return base{
 		Source:           source,
-		PluginsDirectory: settings.PluginsDirectory,
+		PluginsDirectory: pluginsDir,
+	}
+}
+
+func getPluginsDir() string {
+	settings := cli.New()
+
+	if settings.PluginsDirectory == "" {
+		return ""
 	}
+
+	pluginsDirs := filepath.SplitList(settings.PluginsDirectory)
+	return pluginsDirs[0]
 }
 
 // Path is where the plugin will be installed.
diff --git a/pkg/plugin/installer/base_test.go b/pkg/plugin/installer/base_test.go
index f4dd6d6be..47a90e136 100644
--- a/pkg/plugin/installer/base_test.go
+++ b/pkg/plugin/installer/base_test.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 package installer // import "helm.sh/helm/v4/pkg/plugin/installer"
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"testing"
 )
@@ -32,6 +33,10 @@ func TestPath(t *testing.T) {
 			source:         "https://github.com/jkroepke/helm-secrets",
 			helmPluginsDir: "/helm/data/plugins",
 			expectPath:     "/helm/data/plugins/helm-secrets",
+		}, {
+			source:         "https://github.com/jkroepke/helm-secrets",
+			helmPluginsDir: fmt.Sprintf("/helm/data/plugins%c/remote/helm/data/plugins", os.PathListSeparator),
+			expectPath:     "/helm/data/plugins/helm-secrets",
 		},
 	}