diff --git a/comicapi/comicarchive.py b/comicapi/comicarchive.py
index 18e0eb4..b0c2be2 100644
--- a/comicapi/comicarchive.py
+++ b/comicapi/comicarchive.py
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ class ComicArchive:
 
         self.archiver: Archiver = UnknownArchiver.open(self.path)
 
+        load_archive_plugins()
         for archiver in archivers:
             if archiver.is_valid(self.path):
                 self.archiver = archiver.open(self.path)
diff --git a/comictaggerlib/main.py b/comictaggerlib/main.py
index 7299914..e0dfb14 100644
--- a/comictaggerlib/main.py
+++ b/comictaggerlib/main.py
@@ -161,8 +161,6 @@ class App:
                 True,
             )
 
-        comicapi.comicarchive.load_archive_plugins()
-
         if self.options[0].runtime_no_gui:
             if error and error[1]:
                 print(f"A fatal error occurred please check the log for more information: {error[0]}")  # noqa: T201
diff --git a/tests/comicarchive_test.py b/tests/comicarchive_test.py
index 2c939fe..e0949aa 100644
--- a/tests/comicarchive_test.py
+++ b/tests/comicarchive_test.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ from testing.filenames import datadir
 
 
 @pytest.mark.xfail(not comicapi.archivers.rar.rar_support, reason="rar support")
-def test_getPageNameList(load_archive_plugins):
+def test_getPageNameList():
     c = comicapi.comicarchive.ComicArchive(datadir / "fake_cbr.cbr")
     assert c.seems_to_be_a_comic_archive()
     pageNameList = c.get_page_name_list()
diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index 89fd3d7..7b20081 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -23,17 +23,12 @@ from testing.comicdata import all_seed_imprints, seed_imprints
 
 
 @pytest.fixture
-def cbz(load_archive_plugins):
+def cbz():
     yield comicapi.comicarchive.ComicArchive(filenames.cbz_path)
 
 
 @pytest.fixture
-def load_archive_plugins():
-    comicapi.comicarchive.load_archive_plugins()
-
-
-@pytest.fixture
-def tmp_comic(tmp_path, load_archive_plugins):
+def tmp_comic(tmp_path):
     shutil.copy(filenames.cbz_path, tmp_path)
     yield comicapi.comicarchive.ComicArchive(tmp_path / filenames.cbz_path.name)