# Caused by: java.lang.IllegalStateException: Could not load plugin descriptor for existing plugin \[novatusplugin.zip\]. Was the plugin built before 2.0?

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/caused-by-java-lang-illegalstateexception-could-not-load-plugin-descriptor-for-existing-plugin-novatusplugin-zip-was-the-plugin-built-before-2-0/51832>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [June 3, 2016, 9:22pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/caused-by-java-lang-illegalstateexception-could-not-load-plugin-descriptor-for-existing-plugin-novatusplugin-zip-was-the-plugin-built-before-2-0/51832 "2016-06-03T21:22:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![rwheelernovatus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ce73a5/32.png) [@rwheelernovatus](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/rwheelernovatus)\
**Post date:** [June 3, 2016, 9:22pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/caused-by-java-lang-illegalstateexception-could-not-load-plugin-descriptor-for-existing-plugin-novatusplugin-zip-was-the-plugin-built-before-2-0/51832/1 "2016-06-03T21:22:50Z")

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I have been trying to deploy my own plugin and I have followed all of the instructions properly I think. I am enclosing a copy of my plugin and I have the plugin-descriptor.properties file in the root of my zip and I still get the error, any help would be appreciated. I am trying to build this again 2.3.2

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Thanks

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 5, 2017, 10:46pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/caused-by-java-lang-illegalstateexception-could-not-load-plugin-descriptor-for-existing-plugin-novatusplugin-zip-was-the-plugin-built-before-2-0/51832/2 "2017-07-05T22:46:18Z")

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