diff --git a/conf/tes.config b/conf/tes.config
index 1423bfa0..88d44de1 100644
--- a/conf/tes.config
+++ b/conf/tes.config
@@ -1,8 +1,4 @@
 //Nextflow config file for running on TES Backend
-plugins {
-    id "nf-ga4gh"
-}
-
 process {
     executor = "tes"
 }
diff --git a/docs/tes.md b/docs/tes.md
index 919cebf8..97fdb4e8 100644
--- a/docs/tes.md
+++ b/docs/tes.md
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 To be used with the `tes` profile by specifying the `-profile tes` when running nf-core pipelines.
 Custom endpoints and authentication need to be supplied with `params.endpoint`, `params.basicUsername`, `params.basicPassword`.
+Additionally you will need to add the `-plugin nf-ga4gh` at command line to import the correct plugin. 
 
 ## Required Parameters