diff --git a/src/neo/Plugins/Plugin.cs b/src/neo/Plugins/Plugin.cs
index 61af339936..93bc4447b2 100644
--- a/src/neo/Plugins/Plugin.cs
+++ b/src/neo/Plugins/Plugin.cs
@@ -116,7 +116,22 @@ public virtual void Dispose()
 
         protected IConfigurationSection GetConfiguration()
         {
-            return new ConfigurationBuilder().AddJsonFile(ConfigFile, optional: true).Build().GetSection("PluginConfiguration");
+            IConfigurationSection config = null;
+            int remainingTimes = 3;
+            while (remainingTimes > 0 && config == null)
+            {
+                try
+                {
+                    config = new ConfigurationBuilder().AddJsonFile(ConfigFile, optional: true).Build().GetSection("PluginConfiguration");
+                }
+                catch (FormatException)
+                {
+                    remainingTimes--;
+                    Thread.Sleep(10);
+                }
+            }
+            if (config == null) throw new FormatException();
+            return config;
         }
 
         private static void LoadPlugin(Assembly assembly)