diff --git a/lib/plugins/plugin/install/install.js b/lib/plugins/plugin/install/install.js
index c2df8ffa7..3b5982e92 100644
--- a/lib/plugins/plugin/install/install.js
+++ b/lib/plugins/plugin/install/install.js
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ const path = require('path');
 const _ = require('lodash');
 const userStats = require('../../../utils/userStats');
 const yamlAstParser = require('../../../utils/yamlAstParser');
-const pluginUtils = require('../lib/utils');
 const fileExists = require('../../../utils/fs/fileExists');
+const pluginUtils = require('../lib/utils');
 
 class PluginInstall {
   constructor(serverless, options) {
@@ -43,13 +43,7 @@ class PluginInstall {
   }
 
   install() {
-    let pluginInfo;
-    if (this.options.name.startsWith('@')) {
-      pluginInfo = _.split(this.options.name.slice(1), '@', 2);
-      pluginInfo[0] = `@${pluginInfo[0]}`;
-    } else {
-      pluginInfo = _.split(this.options.name, '@', 2);
-    }
+    const pluginInfo = pluginUtils.getPluginInfo(this.options.name);
     this.options.pluginName = pluginInfo[0];
     this.options.pluginVersion = pluginInfo[1] || 'latest';
 
@@ -58,21 +52,20 @@ class PluginInstall {
       .then(this.getPlugins)
       .then(plugins => {
         const plugin = plugins.find(item => item.name === this.options.pluginName);
-        if (plugin) {
-          return BbPromise.bind(this)
-            .then(this.pluginInstall)
-            .then(this.addPluginToServerlessFile)
-            .then(this.installPeerDependencies)
-            .then(() => {
-              const message = [
-                'Successfully installed',
-                ` "${this.options.pluginName}@${this.options.pluginVersion}"`,
-              ].join('');
-              this.serverless.cli.log(message);
-            });
+        if (!plugin) {
+          this.serverless.cli.log('Plugin not found in serverless registry, continuing to install');
         }
-        const message = `Plugin "${this.options.pluginName}" not found. Did you spell it correct?`;
-        throw new this.serverless.classes.Error(message);
+        return BbPromise.bind(this)
+          .then(this.pluginInstall)
+          .then(this.addPluginToServerlessFile)
+          .then(this.installPeerDependencies)
+          .then(() => {
+            const message = [
+              'Successfully installed',
+              ` "${this.options.pluginName}@${this.options.pluginVersion}"`,
+            ].join('');
+            this.serverless.cli.log(message);
+          });
       });
   }
 
diff --git a/lib/plugins/plugin/install/install.test.js b/lib/plugins/plugin/install/install.test.js
index d9666cc83..8c96653e0 100644
--- a/lib/plugins/plugin/install/install.test.js
+++ b/lib/plugins/plugin/install/install.test.js
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ describe('PluginInstall', () => {
       });
     });
 
-    it('should not install the plugin if it can not be found in the registry', () => {
+    it('should install the plugin even if it can not be found in the registry', () => {
       // serverless.yml
       const serverlessYml = {
         service: 'plugin-service',
@@ -186,15 +186,15 @@ describe('PluginInstall', () => {
       };
       serverless.utils.writeFileSync(serverlessYmlFilePath, YAML.dump(serverlessYml));
 
-      pluginInstall.options.name = 'serverless-not-available-plugin';
-      return expect(pluginInstall.install()).to.be.rejected.then(() => {
+      pluginInstall.options.name = 'serverless-not-in-registry-plugin';
+      return expect(pluginInstall.install()).to.be.fulfilled.then(() => {
         expect(validateStub.calledOnce).to.equal(true);
         expect(getPluginsStub.calledOnce).to.equal(true);
-        expect(pluginInstallStub.calledOnce).to.equal(false);
-        expect(consoleLogStub.called).to.equal(false);
-        expect(serverlessErrorStub.calledOnce).to.equal(true);
-        expect(addPluginToServerlessFileStub.calledOnce).to.equal(false);
-        expect(installPeerDependenciesStub.calledOnce).to.equal(false);
+        expect(pluginInstallStub.calledOnce).to.equal(true);
+        expect(consoleLogStub.called).to.equal(true);
+        expect(serverlessErrorStub.calledOnce).to.equal(false);
+        expect(addPluginToServerlessFileStub.calledOnce).to.equal(true);
+        expect(installPeerDependenciesStub.calledOnce).to.equal(true);
       });
     });
 
diff --git a/lib/plugins/plugin/lib/utils.js b/lib/plugins/plugin/lib/utils.js
index f4eeffe3d..4558925c1 100644
--- a/lib/plugins/plugin/lib/utils.js
+++ b/lib/plugins/plugin/lib/utils.js
@@ -69,6 +69,17 @@ module.exports = {
       .then(json => json);
   },
 
+  getPluginInfo(name) {
+    let pluginInfo;
+    if (name.startsWith('@')) {
+      pluginInfo = _.split(name.slice(1), '@', 2);
+      pluginInfo[0] = `@${pluginInfo[0]}`;
+    } else {
+      pluginInfo = _.split(name, '@', 2);
+    }
+    return pluginInfo;
+  },
+
   display(plugins) {
     let message = '';
     if (plugins && plugins.length) {
diff --git a/lib/plugins/plugin/lib/utils.test.js b/lib/plugins/plugin/lib/utils.test.js
index 1a797062f..055ef876b 100644
--- a/lib/plugins/plugin/lib/utils.test.js
+++ b/lib/plugins/plugin/lib/utils.test.js
@@ -149,6 +149,23 @@ describe('PluginUtils', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  describe('#getPluginInfo()', () => {
+    it('should return the plugins name', () => {
+      expect(pluginUtils.getPluginInfo('some-plugin')).to.deep.equal(['some-plugin']);
+    });
+
+    it('should return the plugins name and version', () => {
+      expect(pluginUtils.getPluginInfo('some-plugin@0.1.0')).to.deep.equal([
+        'some-plugin',
+        '0.1.0',
+      ]);
+    });
+
+    it('should support scoped names', () => {
+      expect(pluginUtils.getPluginInfo('@acme/some-plugin')).to.deep.equal(['@acme/some-plugin']);
+    });
+  });
+
   describe('#display()', () => {
     it('should display the plugins if present', () => {
       let expectedMessage = '';
diff --git a/lib/plugins/plugin/uninstall/uninstall.js b/lib/plugins/plugin/uninstall/uninstall.js
index 5d539c66a..bc61114b1 100644
--- a/lib/plugins/plugin/uninstall/uninstall.js
+++ b/lib/plugins/plugin/uninstall/uninstall.js
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ const childProcess = BbPromise.promisifyAll(require('child_process'));
 const fse = require('../../../utils/fs/fse');
 const path = require('path');
 const _ = require('lodash');
-const pluginUtils = require('../lib/utils');
 const userStats = require('../../../utils/userStats');
 const yamlAstParser = require('../../../utils/yamlAstParser');
+const pluginUtils = require('../lib/utils');
 
 class PluginUninstall {
   constructor(serverless, options) {
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ class PluginUninstall {
   }
 
   uninstall() {
-    const pluginInfo = _.split(this.options.name, '@', 2);
+    const pluginInfo = pluginUtils.getPluginInfo(this.options.name);
     this.options.pluginName = pluginInfo[0];
 
     return BbPromise.bind(this)
@@ -51,18 +51,19 @@ class PluginUninstall {
       .then(this.getPlugins)
       .then(plugins => {
         const plugin = plugins.find(item => item.name === this.options.pluginName);
-        if (plugin) {
-          return BbPromise.bind(this)
-            .then(this.uninstallPeerDependencies)
-            .then(this.pluginUninstall)
-            .then(this.removePluginFromServerlessFile)
-            .then(() => {
-              this.serverless.cli.log(`Successfully uninstalled "${this.options.pluginName}"`);
-              return BbPromise.resolve();
-            });
+        if (!plugin) {
+          this.serverless.cli.log(
+            'Plugin not found in serverless registry, continuing to uninstall'
+          );
         }
-        const message = `Plugin "${this.options.pluginName}" not found. Did you spell it correct?`;
-        throw new this.serverless.classes.Error(message);
+        return BbPromise.bind(this)
+          .then(this.uninstallPeerDependencies)
+          .then(this.pluginUninstall)
+          .then(this.removePluginFromServerlessFile)
+          .then(() => {
+            this.serverless.cli.log(`Successfully uninstalled "${this.options.pluginName}"`);
+            return BbPromise.resolve();
+          });
       });
   }
 
diff --git a/lib/plugins/plugin/uninstall/uninstall.test.js b/lib/plugins/plugin/uninstall/uninstall.test.js
index 2c84c7c9b..a88cb9c87 100644
--- a/lib/plugins/plugin/uninstall/uninstall.test.js
+++ b/lib/plugins/plugin/uninstall/uninstall.test.js
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ describe('PluginUninstall', () => {
       });
     });
 
-    it('should not uninstall the plugin if it can not be found in the registry', () => {
+    it('should uninstall the plugin even if it can not be found in the registry', () => {
       // serverless.yml
       const serverlessYml = {
         service: 'plugin-service',
@@ -163,15 +163,16 @@ describe('PluginUninstall', () => {
       };
       serverless.utils.writeFileSync(serverlessYmlFilePath, YAML.dump(serverlessYml));
 
-      pluginUninstall.options.name = 'serverless-not-available-plugin';
-      return expect(pluginUninstall.uninstall()).to.be.rejected.then(() => {
+      pluginUninstall.options.name = 'serverless-not-in-registry-plugin';
+
+      return expect(pluginUninstall.uninstall()).to.be.fulfilled.then(() => {
         expect(validateStub.calledOnce).to.equal(true);
         expect(getPluginsStub.calledOnce).to.equal(true);
-        expect(pluginUninstallStub.calledOnce).to.equal(false);
-        expect(consoleLogStub.called).to.equal(false);
-        expect(serverlessErrorStub.calledOnce).to.equal(true);
-        expect(removePluginFromServerlessFileStub.calledOnce).to.equal(false);
-        expect(uninstallPeerDependenciesStub.calledOnce).to.equal(false);
+        expect(pluginUninstallStub.calledOnce).to.equal(true);
+        expect(consoleLogStub.called).to.equal(true);
+        expect(serverlessErrorStub.calledOnce).to.equal(false);
+        expect(removePluginFromServerlessFileStub.calledOnce).to.equal(true);
+        expect(uninstallPeerDependenciesStub.calledOnce).to.equal(true);
       });
     });