diff --git a/src/openrct2/Context.cpp b/src/openrct2/Context.cpp
index 49be7bf598..ea50eff39e 100644
--- a/src/openrct2/Context.cpp
+++ b/src/openrct2/Context.cpp
@@ -174,6 +174,10 @@ namespace OpenRCT2
             // NOTE: We must shutdown all systems here before Instance is set back to null.
             //       If objects use GetContext() in their destructor things won't go well.
 
+#ifdef ENABLE_SCRIPTING
+            _scriptEngine.StopUnloadRegisterAllPlugins();
+#endif
+
             GameActions::ClearQueue();
 #ifndef DISABLE_NETWORK
             _network.Close();
@@ -503,6 +507,10 @@ namespace OpenRCT2
             _gameState = std::make_unique<GameState>();
             _gameState->InitAll(DEFAULT_MAP_SIZE);
 
+#ifdef ENABLE_SCRIPTING
+            _scriptEngine.Initialise();
+#endif
+
             _titleScreen = std::make_unique<TitleScreen>(*_gameState);
             _uiContext->Initialise();
 
diff --git a/src/openrct2/scripting/ScriptEngine.cpp b/src/openrct2/scripting/ScriptEngine.cpp
index 8d867cd180..af76646e45 100644
--- a/src/openrct2/scripting/ScriptEngine.cpp
+++ b/src/openrct2/scripting/ScriptEngine.cpp
@@ -386,6 +386,9 @@ ScriptEngine::ScriptEngine(InteractiveConsole& console, IPlatformEnvironment& en
 
 void ScriptEngine::Initialise()
 {
+    if (_initialised)
+        throw std::runtime_error("Script engine already initialised.");
+
     auto ctx = static_cast<duk_context*>(_context);
     ScCheats::Register(ctx);
     ScClimate::Register(ctx);
@@ -445,11 +448,6 @@ void ScriptEngine::Initialise()
 
 void ScriptEngine::RefreshPlugins()
 {
-    if (!_initialised)
-    {
-        Initialise();
-    }
-
     // Get a list of removed and added plugin files
     auto pluginFiles = GetPluginFiles();
     std::vector<std::string> plugins;
@@ -481,9 +479,6 @@ void ScriptEngine::RefreshPlugins()
     {
         SetupHotReloading();
     }
-
-    // Start any new intransient plugins
-    StartIntransientPlugins();
 }
 
 std::vector<std::string> ScriptEngine::GetPluginFiles() const
@@ -568,6 +563,8 @@ void ScriptEngine::StartIntransientPlugins()
             StartPlugin(plugin);
         }
     }
+
+    _intransientPluginsStarted = true;
 }
 
 void ScriptEngine::StopUnloadRegisterAllPlugins()
@@ -811,23 +808,32 @@ void ScriptEngine::Tick()
 {
     PROFILED_FUNCTION();
 
-    if (!_initialised)
-    {
-        Initialise();
-        RefreshPlugins();
-    }
-
-    if (_transientPluginsEnabled && !_transientPluginsStarted)
-    {
-        StartTransientPlugins();
-    }
-
+    CheckAndStartPlugins();
     UpdateIntervals();
     UpdateSockets();
     ProcessREPL();
     DoAutoReloadPluginCheck();
 }
 
+void ScriptEngine::CheckAndStartPlugins()
+{
+    auto startIntransient = !_intransientPluginsStarted;
+    auto startTransient = !_transientPluginsStarted && _transientPluginsEnabled;
+
+    if (startIntransient || startTransient)
+    {
+        RefreshPlugins();
+    }
+    if (startIntransient)
+    {
+        StartIntransientPlugins();
+    }
+    if (startTransient)
+    {
+        StartTransientPlugins();
+    }
+}
+
 void ScriptEngine::ProcessREPL()
 {
     while (_evalQueue.size() > 0)
diff --git a/src/openrct2/scripting/ScriptEngine.h b/src/openrct2/scripting/ScriptEngine.h
index add4c00f99..2b4208ed72 100644
--- a/src/openrct2/scripting/ScriptEngine.h
+++ b/src/openrct2/scripting/ScriptEngine.h
@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@ namespace OpenRCT2::Scripting
         bool _hotReloadingInitialised{};
         bool _transientPluginsEnabled{};
         bool _transientPluginsStarted{};
+        bool _intransientPluginsStarted{};
         std::queue<std::tuple<std::promise<void>, std::string>> _evalQueue;
         std::vector<std::shared_ptr<Plugin>> _plugins;
         uint32_t _lastHotReloadCheckTick{};
@@ -210,10 +211,10 @@ namespace OpenRCT2::Scripting
         std::string GetParkStorageAsJSON();
         void SetParkStorageFromJSON(std::string_view value);
 
-        void LoadPlugins();
-        void UnloadPlugins();
+        void Initialise();
         void LoadTransientPlugins();
         void UnloadTransientPlugins();
+        void StopUnloadRegisterAllPlugins();
         void Tick();
         std::future<void> Eval(const std::string& s);
         DukValue ExecutePluginCall(
@@ -249,11 +250,11 @@ namespace OpenRCT2::Scripting
 #    endif
 
     private:
-        void Initialise();
         void RefreshPlugins();
         std::vector<std::string> GetPluginFiles() const;
         void UnregisterPlugin(std::string_view path);
         void RegisterPlugin(std::string_view path);
+        void CheckAndStartPlugins();
         void StartIntransientPlugins();
         void StartTransientPlugins();
         void LoadPlugin(const std::string& path);
@@ -262,7 +263,6 @@ namespace OpenRCT2::Scripting
         void StartPlugin(std::shared_ptr<Plugin> plugin);
         void StopPlugin(std::shared_ptr<Plugin> plugin);
         void ReloadPlugin(std::shared_ptr<Plugin> plugin);
-        void StopUnloadRegisterAllPlugins();
         static bool ShouldLoadScript(std::string_view path);
         bool ShouldStartPlugin(const std::shared_ptr<Plugin>& plugin);
         void SetupHotReloading();