diff --git a/v3/pkg/application/application.go b/v3/pkg/application/application.go
index ad9376faa..7bf850cd7 100644
--- a/v3/pkg/application/application.go
+++ b/v3/pkg/application/application.go
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ func New(appOptions Options) *App {
 	result.plugins = NewPluginManager(appOptions.Plugins, srv)
 	err = result.plugins.Init()
 	if err != nil {
-		println("Fatal error in application initialisation: ", err.Error())
+		result.Quit()
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 
diff --git a/v3/pkg/application/plugins.go b/v3/pkg/application/plugins.go
index f60dcd44a..90ade7358 100644
--- a/v3/pkg/application/plugins.go
+++ b/v3/pkg/application/plugins.go
@@ -11,8 +11,9 @@ type Plugin interface {
 }
 
 type PluginManager struct {
-	plugins     map[string]Plugin
-	assetServer *assetserver.AssetServer
+	plugins            map[string]Plugin
+	assetServer        *assetserver.AssetServer
+	initialisedPlugins []Plugin
 }
 
 func NewPluginManager(plugins map[string]Plugin, assetServer *assetserver.AssetServer) *PluginManager {
@@ -27,8 +28,11 @@ func (p *PluginManager) Init() error {
 	for _, plugin := range p.plugins {
 		err := plugin.Init(globalApplication)
 		if err != nil {
+			globalApplication.error("Plugin '%s' failed to initialise: %s", plugin.Name(), err.Error())
+			p.Shutdown()
 			return err
 		}
+		p.initialisedPlugins = append(p.initialisedPlugins, plugin)
 		injectJS := plugin.InjectJS()
 		if injectJS != "" {
 			p.assetServer.AddPluginScript(plugin.Name(), injectJS)
@@ -39,7 +43,7 @@ func (p *PluginManager) Init() error {
 }
 
 func (p *PluginManager) Shutdown() {
-	for _, plugin := range p.plugins {
+	for _, plugin := range p.initialisedPlugins {
 		plugin.Shutdown()
 		globalApplication.info("Plugin '%s' shutdown", plugin.Name())
 	}
diff --git a/v3/plugins/single_instance/plugin.go b/v3/plugins/single_instance/plugin.go
index a6114d077..af52ea133 100644
--- a/v3/plugins/single_instance/plugin.go
+++ b/v3/plugins/single_instance/plugin.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package single_instance
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"github.com/wailsapp/wails/v3/pkg/application"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
@@ -71,7 +72,7 @@ func (p *Plugin) Init(app *application.App) error {
 				return err
 			}
 		}
-		os.Exit(0)
+		return fmt.Errorf("another instance of this application is already running")
 	}
 	return nil
 }