diff --git a/application/src/main/java/run/halo/app/core/extension/reconciler/PluginReconciler.java b/application/src/main/java/run/halo/app/core/extension/reconciler/PluginReconciler.java
index 441e82a53..cb42c5f06 100644
--- a/application/src/main/java/run/halo/app/core/extension/reconciler/PluginReconciler.java
+++ b/application/src/main/java/run/halo/app/core/extension/reconciler/PluginReconciler.java
@@ -320,11 +320,12 @@ public class PluginReconciler implements Reconciler<Request> {
             Plugin.PluginStatus status = plugin.statusNonNull();
 
             PluginWrapper pluginWrapper = haloPluginManager.getPlugin(pluginName);
-            PluginState pluginState = Optional.ofNullable(pluginWrapper)
-                .map(PluginWrapper::getPluginState)
-                .orElse(PluginState.FAILED);
+            if (pluginWrapper != null) {
+                pluginWrapper.setPluginState(PluginState.FAILED);
+                pluginWrapper.setFailedException(e);
+            }
 
-            status.setPhase(pluginState);
+            status.setPhase(PluginState.FAILED);
 
             Plugin.PluginStatus oldStatus = JsonUtils.deepCopy(status);
             Condition condition = Condition.builder()
diff --git a/application/src/test/java/run/halo/app/core/extension/reconciler/PluginReconcilerTest.java b/application/src/test/java/run/halo/app/core/extension/reconciler/PluginReconcilerTest.java
index 9d6d72094..714cf9b60 100644
--- a/application/src/test/java/run/halo/app/core/extension/reconciler/PluginReconcilerTest.java
+++ b/application/src/test/java/run/halo/app/core/extension/reconciler/PluginReconcilerTest.java
@@ -115,11 +115,7 @@ class PluginReconcilerTest {
 
         // mock start plugin failed
         when(extensionClient.fetch(eq(Plugin.class), eq("apples"))).thenReturn(Optional.of(plugin));
-        when(haloPluginManager.startPlugin(any())).thenAnswer((Answer<PluginState>) invocation -> {
-            // mock plugin real state is started
-            when(pluginWrapper.getPluginState()).thenReturn(PluginState.FAILED);
-            return PluginState.FAILED;
-        });
+        when(haloPluginManager.startPlugin(any())).thenReturn(PluginState.FAILED);
 
         // mock plugin real state is started
         when(pluginWrapper.getPluginState()).thenReturn(PluginState.STOPPED);
@@ -497,6 +493,29 @@ class PluginReconcilerTest {
         }
     }
 
+    @Test
+    void persistenceFailureStatus() {
+        String name = "fake-plugin";
+        Plugin plugin = new Plugin();
+        Plugin.PluginStatus status = new Plugin.PluginStatus();
+        plugin.setStatus(status);
+        when(extensionClient.fetch(eq(Plugin.class), eq(name)))
+            .thenReturn(Optional.of(plugin));
+        PluginWrapper pluginWrapper = mock(PluginWrapper.class);
+        when(haloPluginManager.getPlugin(eq(name)))
+            .thenReturn(pluginWrapper);
+        Throwable error = mock(Throwable.class);
+        pluginReconciler.persistenceFailureStatus(name, error);
+
+        assertThat(status.getPhase()).isEqualTo(PluginState.FAILED);
+        assertThat(status.getConditions()).hasSize(1);
+        assertThat(status.getConditions().peek().getType())
+            .isEqualTo(PluginState.FAILED.toString());
+
+        verify(pluginWrapper).setPluginState(eq(PluginState.FAILED));
+        verify(pluginWrapper).setFailedException(eq(error));
+    }
+
     private ArgumentCaptor<Plugin> doReconcileNeedRequeue() {
         ArgumentCaptor<Plugin> pluginCaptor = ArgumentCaptor.forClass(Plugin.class);
         doNothing().when(extensionClient).update(pluginCaptor.capture());