diff --git a/app/Plugins/PluginManager.php b/app/Plugins/PluginManager.php
index 265f7a36e2..1d9775897a 100644
--- a/app/Plugins/PluginManager.php
+++ b/app/Plugins/PluginManager.php
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ class PluginManager
             try {
                 $plugin = Plugin::create([
                     'plugin_name' => $name,
-                    'plugin_active' => 1,
+                    'plugin_active' => $name !== 'ExamplePlugin',
                     'version' => 2,
                 ]);
                 $this->getPlugins()->put($name, $plugin);
diff --git a/database/migrations/2021_10_20_072929_disable_example_plugin.php b/database/migrations/2021_10_20_072929_disable_example_plugin.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..37d792d67b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/database/migrations/2021_10_20_072929_disable_example_plugin.php
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+<?php
+
+use Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migration;
+
+class DisableExamplePlugin extends Migration
+{
+    /**
+     * Run the migrations.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function up()
+    {
+        // disable ExamplePlugin that was accidentally enabled for everyone
+        DB::table('plugins')
+            ->where([
+                'plugin_name' => 'ExamplePlugin',
+                'version' => 2,
+            ])->update([
+                'plugin_active' => 0,
+            ]);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Reverse the migrations.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function down()
+    {
+        //
+    }
+}