diff --git a/model/utils.go b/model/utils.go
index ffeb5327d6..2f6d83fc2a 100644
--- a/model/utils.go
+++ b/model/utils.go
@@ -376,6 +376,7 @@ var reservedName = []string{
 	"oauth",
 	"error",
 	"help",
+	"plugins",
 }
 
 func IsValidChannelIdentifier(s string) bool {