diff --git a/bucket/yt-dlp.json b/bucket/yt-dlp.json
index 5e68568c7d..d7dfaf4b4e 100644
--- a/bucket/yt-dlp.json
+++ b/bucket/yt-dlp.json
@@ -17,12 +17,11 @@
         }
     },
     "bin": "yt-dlp.exe",
-    "pre_install": [
-        "$manifest.persist | ForEach-Object {",
-        "    if (-not (Test-Path \"$persist_dir\\$_\")) { New-Item \"$dir\\$_\" -ItemType file | Out-Null }",
-        "}"
+    "pre_install": "if (-not (Test-Path \"$persist_dir\\yt-dlp.conf\")) { New-Item \"$dir\\yt-dlp.conf\" -ItemType file | Out-Null }",
+    "persist": [
+        "yt-dlp.conf",
+        "ytdlp_plugins"
     ],
-    "persist": "yt-dlp.conf",
     "checkver": "github",
     "autoupdate": {
         "architecture": {