diff --git a/zellij-server/src/plugins/wasm_bridge.rs b/zellij-server/src/plugins/wasm_bridge.rs
index 5320fb03..ae40fe6f 100644
--- a/zellij-server/src/plugins/wasm_bridge.rs
+++ b/zellij-server/src/plugins/wasm_bridge.rs
@@ -563,57 +563,62 @@ impl WasmBridge {
                     .contains_key(&plugin_id)
             })
             .collect();
-        for (pid, cid, event) in updates.drain(..) {
-            for (plugin_id, client_id, running_plugin, subscriptions) in &plugins_to_update {
-                let subs = subscriptions.lock().unwrap().clone();
-                // FIXME: This is very janky... Maybe I should write my own macro for Event -> EventType?
-                let event_type =
-                    EventType::from_str(&event.to_string()).with_context(err_context)?;
-                if (subs.contains(&event_type) || event_type == EventType::PermissionRequestResult)
-                    && Self::message_is_directed_at_plugin(pid, cid, plugin_id, client_id)
-                {
-                    task::spawn({
-                        let senders = self.senders.clone();
-                        let running_plugin = running_plugin.clone();
-                        let event = event.clone();
-                        let plugin_id = *plugin_id;
-                        let client_id = *client_id;
-                        let _s = shutdown_sender.clone();
-                        async move {
-                            let mut running_plugin = running_plugin.lock().unwrap();
-                            let mut plugin_render_assets = vec![];
-                            let _s = _s; // guard to allow the task to complete before cleanup/shutdown
-                            match apply_event_to_plugin(
-                                plugin_id,
-                                client_id,
-                                &mut running_plugin,
-                                &event,
-                                &mut plugin_render_assets,
-                                senders.clone(),
-                            ) {
-                                Ok(()) => {
-                                    let _ = senders.send_to_screen(ScreenInstruction::PluginBytes(
-                                        plugin_render_assets,
-                                    ));
-                                },
-                                Err(e) => {
-                                    log::error!("{:?}", e);
+        task::spawn({
+            let mut updates = updates.clone();
+            let senders = self.senders.clone();
+            let s = shutdown_sender.clone();
+            async move {
+                let _s = s;
+                for (pid, cid, event) in updates.drain(..) {
+                    for (plugin_id, client_id, running_plugin, subscriptions) in &plugins_to_update
+                    {
+                        let subs = subscriptions.lock().unwrap().clone();
+                        // FIXME: This is very janky... Maybe I should write my own macro for Event -> EventType?
+                        if let Ok(event_type) = EventType::from_str(&event.to_string()) {
+                            if (subs.contains(&event_type)
+                                || event_type == EventType::PermissionRequestResult)
+                                && Self::message_is_directed_at_plugin(
+                                    pid, cid, plugin_id, client_id,
+                                )
+                            {
+                                let mut running_plugin = running_plugin.lock().unwrap();
+                                let mut plugin_render_assets = vec![];
+                                match apply_event_to_plugin(
+                                    *plugin_id,
+                                    *client_id,
+                                    &mut running_plugin,
+                                    &event,
+                                    &mut plugin_render_assets,
+                                    senders.clone(),
+                                ) {
+                                    Ok(()) => {
+                                        let _ = senders.send_to_screen(
+                                            ScreenInstruction::PluginBytes(plugin_render_assets),
+                                        );
+                                    },
+                                    Err(e) => {
+                                        log::error!("{:?}", e);
 
-                                    // https://stackoverflow.com/questions/66450942/in-rust-is-there-a-way-to-make-literal-newlines-in-r-using-windows-c
-                                    let stringified_error =
-                                        format!("{:?}", e).replace("\n", "\n\r");
+                                        // https://stackoverflow.com/questions/66450942/in-rust-is-there-a-way-to-make-literal-newlines-in-r-using-windows-c
+                                        let stringified_error =
+                                            format!("{:?}", e).replace("\n", "\n\r");
 
-                                    handle_plugin_crash(
-                                        plugin_id,
-                                        stringified_error,
-                                        senders.clone(),
-                                    );
-                                },
+                                        handle_plugin_crash(
+                                            *plugin_id,
+                                            stringified_error,
+                                            senders.clone(),
+                                        );
+                                    },
+                                }
                             }
                         }
-                    });
+                    }
                 }
             }
+        });
+        // loop once more to update the cached events for the pending plugins (probably currently
+        // being loaded, we'll send them these events when they load)
+        for (pid, _cid, event) in updates.drain(..) {
             for (plugin_id, cached_events) in self.cached_events_for_pending_plugins.iter_mut() {
                 if pid.is_none() || pid.as_ref() == Some(plugin_id) {
                     cached_events.push(EventOrPipeMessage::Event(event.clone()));