diff --git a/components/ide/jetbrains/launcher/main.go b/components/ide/jetbrains/launcher/main.go
index cd6074558badc5..e85453b51e8b10 100644
--- a/components/ide/jetbrains/launcher/main.go
+++ b/components/ide/jetbrains/launcher/main.go
@@ -1181,6 +1181,12 @@ func getProductConfig(config *gitpod.GitpodConfig, alias string) *gitpod.Jetbrai
 }
 
 func linkRemotePlugin(launchCtx *LaunchContext) error {
+	test := func() bool {
+		return true
+	}
+	if test() {
+		return nil
+	}
 	remotePluginsFolder := launchCtx.configDir + "/plugins"
 	if launchCtx.info.Version == "2022.3.3" {
 		remotePluginsFolder = launchCtx.backendDir + "/plugins"