diff --git a/desktop/flipper-server-core/src/plugins/PluginManager.tsx b/desktop/flipper-server-core/src/plugins/PluginManager.tsx
index 0c7320848..c3056258c 100644
--- a/desktop/flipper-server-core/src/plugins/PluginManager.tsx
+++ b/desktop/flipper-server-core/src/plugins/PluginManager.tsx
@@ -68,7 +68,10 @@ export class PluginManager {
   }
 
   async getBundledPlugins(): Promise<Array<BundledPluginDetails>> {
-    if (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'test') {
+    if (
+      process.env.NODE_ENV === 'test' ||
+      process.env.FLIPPER_NO_BUNDLED_PLUGINS === 'true'
+    ) {
       return [];
     }
     // defaultPlugins that are included in the Flipper distributive.
diff --git a/desktop/scripts/start-dev-server.ts b/desktop/scripts/start-dev-server.ts
index 8fb2abec3..b5ad11422 100644
--- a/desktop/scripts/start-dev-server.ts
+++ b/desktop/scripts/start-dev-server.ts
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ const argv = yargs
     },
     'bundled-plugins': {
       describe:
-        'Enables bundling of plugins into Flipper bundle. This is useful for debugging, because it makes Flipper dev mode loading faster and unblocks fast refresh. The flag is enabled by default. Env var FLIPPER_NO_BUNDLEDD_PLUGINS is equivalent to the command-line option "--no-bundled-plugins".',
+        'Enables bundling of plugins into Flipper bundle. This is useful for debugging, because it makes Flipper dev mode loading faster and unblocks fast refresh. The flag is enabled by default. Env var FLIPPER_NO_BUNDLED_PLUGINS is equivalent to the command-line option "--no-bundled-plugins".',
       type: 'boolean',
     },
     'rebuild-plugins': {
diff --git a/desktop/scripts/start-flipper-server.ts b/desktop/scripts/start-flipper-server.ts
index 3a73ceac5..e983e783b 100644
--- a/desktop/scripts/start-flipper-server.ts
+++ b/desktop/scripts/start-flipper-server.ts
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ const argv = yargs
     },
     'bundled-plugins': {
       describe:
-        'Enables bundling of plugins into Flipper bundle. This is useful for debugging, because it makes Flipper dev mode loading faster and unblocks fast refresh. The flag is enabled by default. Env var FLIPPER_NO_BUNDLEDD_PLUGINS is equivalent to the command-line option "--no-bundled-plugins".',
+        'Enables bundling of plugins into Flipper bundle. This is useful for debugging, because it makes Flipper dev mode loading faster and unblocks fast refresh. The flag is enabled by default. Env var FLIPPER_NO_BUNDLED_PLUGINS is equivalent to the command-line option "--no-bundled-plugins".',
       type: 'boolean',
     },
     'rebuild-plugins': {