diff --git a/src/battle-scene.ts b/src/battle-scene.ts
index 35c7951c344..0efc4dc8ddb 100644
--- a/src/battle-scene.ts
+++ b/src/battle-scene.ts
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ import PokemonInfoContainer from './ui/pokemon-info-container';
 import { biomeDepths } from './data/biomes';
 import { initTouchControls } from './touch-controls';
 import { UiTheme } from './enums/ui-theme';
-import CacheBustedLoaderPlugin from './plugins/cache-busted-loader-plugin';
 import { SceneBase } from './scene-base';
 import CandyBar from './ui/candy-bar';
 
@@ -214,8 +213,6 @@ export default class BattleScene extends SceneBase {
 		this.phaseQueuePrepend = [];
 		this.phaseQueuePrependSpliceIndex = -1;
 		this.nextCommandPhaseQueue = [];
-
-		Phaser.Plugins.PluginCache.register('Loader', CacheBustedLoaderPlugin, 'load');
 	}
 
 	loadPokemonAtlas(key: string, atlasPath: string, experimental?: boolean) {
diff --git a/src/loading-scene.ts b/src/loading-scene.ts
index 9a3b7fdd5bd..a3b92112990 100644
--- a/src/loading-scene.ts
+++ b/src/loading-scene.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { Biome } from "./data/enums/biome";
 import { TrainerType } from "./data/enums/trainer-type";
 import { trainerConfigs } from "./data/trainer-config";
 import { getBiomeHasProps } from "./field/arena";
+import CacheBustedLoaderPlugin from "./plugins/cache-busted-loader-plugin";
 import { SceneBase } from "./scene-base";
 import { WindowVariant, getWindowVariantSuffix } from "./ui/ui-theme";
 import * as Utils from "./utils";
@@ -10,6 +11,8 @@ import * as Utils from "./utils";
 export class LoadingScene extends SceneBase {
   constructor() {
     super('loading');
+
+    Phaser.Plugins.PluginCache.register('Loader', CacheBustedLoaderPlugin, 'load');
   }
 
   preload() {