diff --git a/config.js b/config.js
index 4f5672f..0ef431a 100644
--- a/config.js
+++ b/config.js
@@ -374,19 +374,23 @@
      * Plugin Support 
      * Example configuration:
      * plugins: {        
-        // Simple enable
+        // Simple enable:
+        // openmct.plugins.anotherPlugin()
         anotherPlugin: {
           enabled: true
         },
-        // Enable with options
-        configuredPlugin: {
+        // Enable with options:
+        // openmct.plugins.ConfiguredPlugin({setting1: 'value1', setting2: 'value2'}, 1000)
+        // 1000 is passed as the second argument to the plugin constructor
+        ConfiguredPlugin: {
           enabled: true,
           // these are passed as arguments to the plugin constructor
           configuration: [
             {
               setting1: 'value1',
               setting2: 'value2'
-            }
+            },
+            1000
           ]
         }
       }
@@ -400,6 +404,25 @@
       },
       BarChart: {
         enabled: false
+      },
+      ScatterPlot: {
+        enabled: false
+      },
+      Timeline: {
+        enabled: false
+      },
+      Timelist: {
+        enabled: false
+      },
+      PlanLayout: {
+        enabled: false,
+        configuration: [
+          {
+            name: 'Gantt Chart',
+            creatable: true,
+            namespace: '' // namespace to use for the activity state object
+          }
+        ]
       }
     },
 
diff --git a/loader.js b/loader.js
index 0f8b81f..d1394d3 100644
--- a/loader.js
+++ b/loader.js
@@ -29,8 +29,6 @@ define([
   IdentityProvider,
   MCWSPersistenceProviderPlugin
 ) {
-  const ALLOWED_OPTIONAL_PLUGINS = ['BarChart'];
-
   function loader(config) {
     let persistenceLoaded;
     const persistenceLoadedPromise = new Promise((resolve) => {
@@ -124,30 +122,17 @@ define([
         openmct.install(openmct.plugins.SummaryWidget());
       }
 
-      const pluginErrors = [];
-      const pluginsToInstall = Object.entries(config.plugins).filter(([plugin, pluginConfig]) => {
-        const isSummaryWidget = plugin === 'summaryWidgets';
-        const allowedPlugin = ALLOWED_OPTIONAL_PLUGINS.includes(plugin);
+      Object.entries(config.plugins).forEach(([plugin, pluginConfig]) => {
+        const pluginExists = openmct.plugins[plugin] || openmct.plugins.example[plugin];
         const pluginEnabled = pluginConfig?.enabled;
+        const isSummaryWidget = plugin === 'summaryWidgets';
+        const installPlugin = pluginExists && pluginEnabled && !isSummaryWidget;
 
-        if (!allowedPlugin && !isSummaryWidget) {
-          pluginErrors.push(plugin);
+        if (installPlugin) {
+          openmct.install(openmct.plugins[plugin](...(pluginConfig.configuration ?? [])));
+        } else if (!pluginExists) {
+          console.warn(`Plugin ${plugin} does not exist. Check the plugin name and try again.`);
         }
-
-        return allowedPlugin && pluginEnabled && !isSummaryWidget;
-      });
-
-      // Warn if any plugins are not supported
-      if (pluginErrors.length > 0) {
-        console.warn(
-          `Unable to install plugins: ${pluginErrors.join(', ')}. Please verify the plugin name is correct and is included in the supported plugins list. Available plugins: ${ALLOWED_OPTIONAL_PLUGINS.join(', ')}`
-        );
-      }
-
-      pluginsToInstall.forEach(([plugin, pluginConfig]) => {
-        const { configuration = [] } = pluginConfig;
-
-        openmct.install(openmct.plugins[plugin](...configuration));
       });
     }
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 02b98c5..181f7cf 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
     "mini-css-extract-plugin": "2.7.6",
     "moment": "2.30.1",
     "node-bourbon": "^4.2.3",
-    "openmct": "github:nasa/openmct#omm-release/5.4.0",
+    "openmct": "github:nasa/openmct#omm-r5.4.0-rc1",
     "prettier": "3.4.2",
     "printj": "1.3.1",
     "raw-loader": "^0.5.1",