diff --git a/Pilz.Plugins/PluginManagerT.cs b/Pilz.Plugins/PluginManagerT.cs
index 6186a7d..4ed9414 100644
--- a/Pilz.Plugins/PluginManagerT.cs
+++ b/Pilz.Plugins/PluginManagerT.cs
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ namespace Pilz.Plugins
             return result;
         }
 
-        protected void LoadPlugin(PluginLoadInfo<TPluginInterface, TPluginRuntimeInfo> result, params object?[]? parameters)
+        protected virtual void LoadPlugin(PluginLoadInfo<TPluginInterface, TPluginRuntimeInfo> result, params object?[]? parameters)
         {
             if (result.Assembly == null)
                 result.Status = PluginLoadStatus.NoValidPlugin;
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ namespace Pilz.Plugins
                 result.Status = PluginLoadStatus.NoValidPlugin;
         }
 
-        protected void LoadPlugin(PluginLoadInfo<TPluginInterface, TPluginRuntimeInfo> result, Type type, params object?[]? parameters)
+        protected virtual void LoadPlugin(PluginLoadInfo<TPluginInterface, TPluginRuntimeInfo> result, Type type, params object?[]? parameters)
         {
             if (parameters == null || parameters.Length == 0)
                 parameters = DefaultParameters;