diff --git a/framework/build.gradle b/framework/build.gradle
index 1c817f545f0..331fb09228f 100644
--- a/framework/build.gradle
+++ b/framework/build.gradle
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@ dependencies {
     compileOnly group: 'javax.portlet', name: 'portlet-api', version: '3.0.1'
 
     compile "io.vavr:vavr:0.9.2"
-    compile group: 'org.pf4j', name: 'pf4j', version: '2.5.0'
+    compile group: 'org.pf4j', name: 'pf4j', version: '3.10.0',{
+        exclude group: 'org.slf4j'
+    }
 
     testImplementation group: 'org.springframework', name: 'spring-test', version: '5.2.0.RELEASE'
     testImplementation group: 'org.springframework', name: 'spring-web', version: '5.2.0.RELEASE'
diff --git a/framework/src/test/java/org/tron/common/logsfilter/EventLoaderTest.java b/framework/src/test/java/org/tron/common/logsfilter/EventLoaderTest.java
index 8ff8167f52e..058ad136a51 100644
--- a/framework/src/test/java/org/tron/common/logsfilter/EventLoaderTest.java
+++ b/framework/src/test/java/org/tron/common/logsfilter/EventLoaderTest.java
@@ -1,14 +1,25 @@
 package org.tron.common.logsfilter;
 
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.nio.file.Files;
+import java.nio.file.Paths;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.zip.ZipEntry;
+import java.util.zip.ZipOutputStream;
+
 import org.junit.Assert;
+import org.junit.ClassRule;
 import org.junit.Test;
+import org.junit.rules.TemporaryFolder;
 import org.tron.common.logsfilter.trigger.BlockLogTrigger;
 import org.tron.common.logsfilter.trigger.TransactionLogTrigger;
 
 public class EventLoaderTest {
 
+  @ClassRule
+  public static final TemporaryFolder temporaryFolder = new TemporaryFolder();
+
   @Test
   public void launchNativeQueue() {
     EventPluginConfig config = new EventPluginConfig();
@@ -31,6 +42,29 @@ public void launchNativeQueue() {
     EventPluginLoader.getInstance().stopPlugin();
   }
 
+  @Test
+  public void testPluginManager() throws IOException {
+    EventPluginConfig config = new EventPluginConfig();
+    config.setUseNativeQueue(false);
+    config.setPluginPath(temporaryFolder.newFolder() + "/testPlugin.zip");
+    createPluginInPath(config.getPluginPath());
+    Assert.assertThrows(Exception.class, () -> EventPluginLoader.getInstance().start(config));
+  }
+
+  private void createPluginInPath(String pluginPath) {
+    String fileName = "../testPlugin.zip";
+    try (ZipOutputStream zipOutputStream = new ZipOutputStream(
+            Files.newOutputStream(Paths.get(pluginPath)))) {
+      ZipEntry zipEntry = new ZipEntry(fileName);
+      zipOutputStream.putNextEntry(zipEntry);
+      zipOutputStream.write("".getBytes());
+      zipOutputStream.closeEntry();
+    } catch (IOException e) {
+      throw new RuntimeException(e);
+    }
+  }
+
+
   @Test
   public void testBlockLogTrigger() {
     BlockLogTrigger blt = new BlockLogTrigger();