diff --git a/functions/fisher.fish b/functions/fisher.fish
index c0a86fa..ca67829 100644
--- a/functions/fisher.fish
+++ b/functions/fisher.fish
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ function fisher --argument-names cmd --description "A plugin manager for Fish"
     set --query fisher_path || set --local fisher_path $__fish_config_dir
     set --local fisher_version 4.4.3
     set --local fish_plugins $__fish_config_dir/fish_plugins
+    test -e $fish_plugins && set --local file_plugins (string match --regex -- '^[^\s]+$' <$fish_plugins)
+    set --query _fisher_plugins || set --universal _fisher_plugins $file_plugins
 
     switch "$cmd"
         case -v --version
@@ -29,8 +31,6 @@ function fisher --argument-names cmd --description "A plugin manager for Fish"
             set --local old_plugins $_fisher_plugins
             set --local new_plugins
 
-            test -e $fish_plugins && set --local file_plugins (string match --regex -- '^[^\s]+$' <$fish_plugins)
-
             if ! set --query argv[2]
                 if test "$cmd" != update
                     echo "fisher: Not enough arguments for command: \"$cmd\"" >&2 && return 1