diff --git a/map-controller/files/etc/uci-defaults/100-mapcntlr-config-migrate.sh b/map-controller/files/etc/uci-defaults/100-mapcntlr-config-migrate.sh
index a4f07f6cd..c8d480e70 100644
--- a/map-controller/files/etc/uci-defaults/100-mapcntlr-config-migrate.sh
+++ b/map-controller/files/etc/uci-defaults/100-mapcntlr-config-migrate.sh
@@ -17,8 +17,10 @@ uci -q delete $cfg.controller.channel_plan
 uci -q get $cfg.controller.stale_sta_timeout >/dev/null 2>&1 || \
 	uci set $cfg.controller.stale_sta_timeout='30d'
 
-uci -q del_list $cfg.controller.plugin='zerotouch'
-uci -q add_list $cfg.controller.plugin='zerotouch'
+if [ -f /usr/lib/mapcontroller/zerotouch.so ]; then
+	uci -q del_list $cfg.controller.plugin='zerotouch'
+	uci -q add_list $cfg.controller.plugin='zerotouch'
+fi
 
 if ! uci show $cfg 2>/dev/null | grep -q "=channel_plan"; then
 	section=$(uci add $cfg channel_plan)
diff --git a/map-controller/files/etc/uci-defaults/99-mapcontroller-sta-steering b/map-controller/files/etc/uci-defaults/99-mapcontroller-sta-steering
index daf51b2b1..4a47d1126 100644
--- a/map-controller/files/etc/uci-defaults/99-mapcontroller-sta-steering
+++ b/map-controller/files/etc/uci-defaults/99-mapcontroller-sta-steering
@@ -21,13 +21,21 @@ adapt_sta_steering() {
 	uci -q del $cfg.@sta_steering[0].use_usta_metrics
 	uci -q del $cfg.@sta_steering[0].bandsteer
 	uci -q del $cfg.@sta_steering[0].diffsnr
+	if [ -f /usr/lib/mapcontroller/rcpi.so ]; then
+		uci -q del_list $cfg.@sta_steering[0].plugins="rcpi"
+		uci -q add_list $cfg.@sta_steering[0].plugins="rcpi"
+	fi
+
+	if [ -f /usr/lib/mapcontroller/rate.so ]; then
+		uci -q del_list $cfg.@sta_steering[0].plugins="rate"
+		uci -q add_list $cfg.@sta_steering[0].plugins="rate"
+	fi
+
+	if [ -f /usr/lib/mapcontroller/bsteer.so ]; then
+		uci -q del_list $cfg.@sta_steering[0].plugins="bsteer"
+		uci -q add_list $cfg.@sta_steering[0].plugins="bsteer"
+	fi
 
-	uci del_list $cfg.@sta_steering[0].plugins="rcpi"
-	uci add_list $cfg.@sta_steering[0].plugins="rcpi"
-	uci del_list $cfg.@sta_steering[0].plugins="rate"
-	uci add_list $cfg.@sta_steering[0].plugins="rate"
-	uci del_list $cfg.@sta_steering[0].plugins="bsteer"
-	uci add_list $cfg.@sta_steering[0].plugins="bsteer"
 	uci -q set $cfg.@sta_steering[0].plugins_enabled="1"
 	uci -q set $cfg.@sta_steering[0].plugins_policy="any"