diff --git a/src/internal/mana_lib.hpp b/src/internal/mana_lib.hpp
index 4734aa3..6392d36 100644
--- a/src/internal/mana_lib.hpp
+++ b/src/internal/mana_lib.hpp
@@ -367,19 +367,26 @@ PluginWrapper load_mana_plugin(const std::string &filename,
     PluginWrapper result;
     result.pluginHandle = boost::dll::shared_library(filename, boost::dll::load_mode::rtld_global);
 
-    if (auto entryPoint = result.pluginHandle.get<mana_sink_plugin_t()>("mana_get_sink_plugin"))
+    try
     {
-        std::vector<const char *> argv;
-        for (const auto &arg: pluginArgs)
-            argv.push_back(arg.data());
-        result.destSink = std::make_unique<mana::ManaCSink>(entryPoint(), argv.size(), argv.data());
+        if (auto entryPoint = result.pluginHandle.get<mana_sink_plugin_t()>("mana_get_sink_plugin"))
+        {
+            std::vector<const char *> argv;
+            for (const auto &arg: pluginArgs)
+                argv.push_back(arg.data());
+            result.destSink =
+                std::make_unique<mana::ManaCSink>(entryPoint(), argv.size(), argv.data());
+        }
     }
-    else if (auto entryPoint = result.pluginHandle.get<mana::IManaPlugin *()>("mana_get_plugin"))
+    catch (const std::exception &e)
     {
-        result.manaCppPlugin = std::unique_ptr<mana::IManaPlugin>(entryPoint());
-        if (!result.manaCppPlugin)
-            throw std::runtime_error("plugin {}: mana_get_plugin() returned nullptr");
-        result.destSink = result.manaCppPlugin->makeSink();
+        if (auto entryPoint = result.pluginHandle.get<mana::IManaPlugin *()>("mana_get_plugin"))
+        {
+            result.manaCppPlugin = std::unique_ptr<mana::IManaPlugin>(entryPoint());
+            if (!result.manaCppPlugin)
+                throw std::runtime_error("plugin {}: mana_get_plugin() returned nullptr");
+            result.destSink = result.manaCppPlugin->makeSink();
+        }
     }
 
     return result;