diff --git a/lib/classes/PluginManager.js b/lib/classes/PluginManager.js
index 27bec57c0..af8ec300b 100644
--- a/lib/classes/PluginManager.js
+++ b/lib/classes/PluginManager.js
@@ -77,7 +77,10 @@ class PluginManager {
 
     // we want to load plugins installed locally in the service
     if (this.serverless && this.serverless.config && this.serverless.config.servicePath) {
-      module.paths.unshift(path.join(this.serverless.config.servicePath, 'node_modules'));
+      module.paths.unshift(
+        path.join(this.serverless.config.servicePath, 'node_modules'),
+        path.join(this.serverless.config.servicePath, '.serverless_plugins')
+        );
     }
 
     this.loadPlugins(servicePlugins);