diff --git a/app/MindWork AI Studio/Tools/PluginSystem/PluginFactory.Starting.cs b/app/MindWork AI Studio/Tools/PluginSystem/PluginFactory.Starting.cs
index 8fe1b9d8..983b84da 100644
--- a/app/MindWork AI Studio/Tools/PluginSystem/PluginFactory.Starting.cs	
+++ b/app/MindWork AI Studio/Tools/PluginSystem/PluginFactory.Starting.cs	
@@ -22,48 +22,59 @@ public static partial class PluginFactory
         var baseLanguagePluginId = InternalPlugin.LANGUAGE_EN_US.MetaData().Id;
         var baseLanguagePluginMetaData = AVAILABLE_PLUGINS.FirstOrDefault(p => p.Id == baseLanguagePluginId);
         if (baseLanguagePluginMetaData is null)
-        {
             LOG.LogError($"Was not able to find the base language plugin: Id='{baseLanguagePluginId}'. Please check your installation.");
-            return;
-        }
-
-        var startedBasePlugin = await Start(baseLanguagePluginMetaData, cancellationToken);
-        if (startedBasePlugin is NoPlugin noPlugin)
-        {
-            LOG.LogError($"Was not able to start the base language plugin: Id='{baseLanguagePluginId}'. Reason: {noPlugin.Issues.First()}");
-            return;
-        }
-        
-        if (startedBasePlugin is PluginLanguage languagePlugin)
-        {
-            BASE_LANGUAGE_PLUGIN = languagePlugin;
-            RUNNING_PLUGINS.Add(languagePlugin);
-            LOG.LogInformation($"Successfully started the base language plugin: Id='{languagePlugin.Id}', Type='{languagePlugin.Type}', Name='{languagePlugin.Name}', Version='{languagePlugin.Version}'");
-        }
         else
         {
-            LOG.LogError($"Was not able to start the base language plugin: Id='{baseLanguagePluginId}'. Reason: {string.Join("; ", startedBasePlugin.Issues)}");
-            return;
+            try
+            {
+                var startedBasePlugin = await Start(baseLanguagePluginMetaData, cancellationToken);
+                if (startedBasePlugin is NoPlugin noPlugin)
+                    LOG.LogError($"Was not able to start the base language plugin: Id='{baseLanguagePluginId}'. Reason: {noPlugin.Issues.First()}");
+        
+                if (startedBasePlugin is PluginLanguage languagePlugin)
+                {
+                    BASE_LANGUAGE_PLUGIN = languagePlugin;
+                    RUNNING_PLUGINS.Add(languagePlugin);
+                    LOG.LogInformation($"Successfully started the base language plugin: Id='{languagePlugin.Id}', Type='{languagePlugin.Type}', Name='{languagePlugin.Name}', Version='{languagePlugin.Version}'");
+                }
+                else
+                    LOG.LogError($"Was not able to start the base language plugin: Id='{baseLanguagePluginId}'. Reason: {string.Join("; ", startedBasePlugin.Issues)}");
+            }
+            catch (Exception e)
+            {
+                LOG.LogError(e, $"An error occurred while starting the base language plugin: Id='{baseLanguagePluginId}'.");
+                BASE_LANGUAGE_PLUGIN = NoPluginLanguage.INSTANCE;
+            }
         }
-
+        
         //
         // Iterate over all available plugins and try to start them.
         //
         foreach (var availablePlugin in AVAILABLE_PLUGINS)
         {
             if(cancellationToken.IsCancellationRequested)
+            {
+                LOG.LogWarning("Cancellation requested while starting plugins. Stopping the plugin startup process. Probably due to a timeout.");
                 break;
-            
+            }
+
             if (availablePlugin.Id == baseLanguagePluginId)
                 continue;
-            
-            if (availablePlugin.IsInternal || SETTINGS_MANAGER.IsPluginEnabled(availablePlugin))
-                if(await Start(availablePlugin, cancellationToken) is { IsValid: true } plugin)
-                    RUNNING_PLUGINS.Add(plugin);
 
-            // Inform all components that the plugins have been reloaded or started:
-            await MessageBus.INSTANCE.SendMessage<bool>(null, Event.PLUGINS_RELOADED);
+            try
+            {
+                if (availablePlugin.IsInternal || SETTINGS_MANAGER.IsPluginEnabled(availablePlugin) || availablePlugin.Type == PluginType.CONFIGURATION)
+                    if(await Start(availablePlugin, cancellationToken) is { IsValid: true } plugin)
+                        RUNNING_PLUGINS.Add(plugin);
+            }
+            catch (Exception e)
+            {
+                LOG.LogError(e, $"An error occurred while starting the plugin: Id='{availablePlugin.Id}', Type='{availablePlugin.Type}', Name='{availablePlugin.Name}', Version='{availablePlugin.Version}'.");
+            }
         }
+        
+        // Inform all components that the plugins have been reloaded or started:
+        await MessageBus.INSTANCE.SendMessage<bool>(null, Event.PLUGINS_RELOADED);
     }
     
     private static async Task<PluginBase> Start(IAvailablePlugin meta, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
@@ -91,6 +102,9 @@ public static partial class PluginFactory
             if (plugin is PluginLanguage languagePlugin && BASE_LANGUAGE_PLUGIN != NoPluginLanguage.INSTANCE)
                 languagePlugin.SetBaseLanguage(BASE_LANGUAGE_PLUGIN);
             
+            if(plugin is PluginConfiguration configPlugin)
+                await configPlugin.InitializeAsync();
+            
             LOG.LogInformation($"Successfully started plugin: Id='{plugin.Id}', Type='{plugin.Type}', Name='{plugin.Name}', Version='{plugin.Version}'");
             return plugin;
         }