diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index f211f382..31986bf2 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+assets/plugins
 /target
 *.new
 .vscode
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index fab4bb85..d712b372 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ description = "A terminal workspace with batteries included"
 license = "MIT"
 repository = "https://github.com/zellij-org/zellij"
 homepage = "https://zellij.dev"
-include = ["src/**/*", "assets/plugins/*", "assets/layouts/*", "LICENSE.md", "README.md", "!**/*_test.*", "!**/tests/**/*"]
+include = ["src/**/*", "assets/plugins/*", "assets/layouts/*", "assets/config/*", "LICENSE.md", "README.md", "!**/*_test.*", "!**/tests/**/*"]
 
 # See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
 
diff --git a/Makefile.toml b/Makefile.toml
index a8674259..628899f9 100644
--- a/Makefile.toml
+++ b/Makefile.toml
@@ -84,9 +84,10 @@ script = '''
 plugins = glob_array ${CARGO_TARGET_DIR}/wasm32-wasi/release/*.wasm
 
 for plugin in ${plugins}
+    mkdir ${CARGO_MAKE_WORKSPACE_WORKING_DIRECTORY}/assets/plugins/
     plugin_name = basename ${plugin}
     plugin_out = set ${CARGO_MAKE_WORKSPACE_WORKING_DIRECTORY}/assets/plugins/${plugin_name}
-    if is_path_newer ${plugin} ${plugin_out}
+    if not is_path_exists ${plugin_out} or is_path_newer ${plugin} ${plugin_out}
         exec wasm-opt -O ${plugin} -o ${plugin_out}
     end
 end
diff --git a/assets/plugins/status-bar.wasm b/assets/plugins/status-bar.wasm
deleted file mode 100644
index b63fff93..00000000
Binary files a/assets/plugins/status-bar.wasm and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/assets/plugins/strider.wasm b/assets/plugins/strider.wasm
deleted file mode 100644
index 383907fc..00000000
Binary files a/assets/plugins/strider.wasm and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/assets/plugins/tab-bar.wasm b/assets/plugins/tab-bar.wasm
deleted file mode 100644
index ebe1bce8..00000000
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