diff --git a/.env.template b/.env.template
index c75295ef7b0f..33cabc967f4f 100644
--- a/.env.template
+++ b/.env.template
@@ -230,7 +230,9 @@ OPENAI_API_KEY=your-openai-api-key
 ################################################################################
 
 #ALLOWLISTED_PLUGINS - Sets the listed plugins that are allowed (Example: plugin1,plugin2,plugin3)
+#DENYLISTED_PLUGINS - Sets the listed plugins that are not allowed (Example: plugin1,plugin2,plugin3)
 ALLOWLISTED_PLUGINS=
+DENYLISTED_PLUGINS=
 
 ################################################################################
 ### CHAT PLUGIN SETTINGS
diff --git a/autogpt/config/config.py b/autogpt/config/config.py
index 9a8105adc5d3..7ee0df8b9530 100644
--- a/autogpt/config/config.py
+++ b/autogpt/config/config.py
@@ -149,7 +149,12 @@ def __init__(self) -> None:
             self.plugins_allowlist = plugins_allowlist.split(",")
         else:
             self.plugins_allowlist = []
-        self.plugins_denylist = []
+
+        plugins_denylist = os.getenv("DENYLISTED_PLUGINS")
+        if plugins_denylist:
+            self.plugins_denylist = plugins_denylist.split(",")
+        else:
+            self.plugins_denylist = []
 
     def get_azure_deployment_id_for_model(self, model: str) -> str:
         """
diff --git a/autogpt/plugins.py b/autogpt/plugins.py
index dbf370173586..99bb6256b425 100644
--- a/autogpt/plugins.py
+++ b/autogpt/plugins.py
@@ -209,6 +209,10 @@ def scan_plugins(cfg: Config, debug: bool = False) -> List[AutoGPTPluginTemplate
     loaded_plugins = []
     # Generic plugins
     plugins_path_path = Path(cfg.plugins_dir)
+
+    logger.debug(f"Allowlisted Plugins: {cfg.plugins_allowlist}")
+    logger.debug(f"Denylisted Plugins: {cfg.plugins_denylist}")
+
     for plugin in plugins_path_path.glob("*.zip"):
         if moduleList := inspect_zip_for_modules(str(plugin), debug):
             for module in moduleList:
@@ -257,9 +261,12 @@ def denylist_allowlist_check(plugin_name: str, cfg: Config) -> bool:
     Returns:
         True or False
     """
+    logger.debug(f"Checking if plugin {plugin_name} should be loaded")
     if plugin_name in cfg.plugins_denylist:
+        logger.debug(f"Not loading plugin {plugin_name} as it was in the denylist.")
         return False
     if plugin_name in cfg.plugins_allowlist:
+        logger.debug(f"Loading plugin {plugin_name} as it was in the allowlist.")
         return True
     ack = input(
         f"WARNING: Plugin {plugin_name} found. But not in the"