diff --git a/packages/web_ui/src/components/PluginViewPage.tsx b/packages/web_ui/src/components/PluginViewPage.tsx
index 48adc2b0..2b0b7352 100644
--- a/packages/web_ui/src/components/PluginViewPage.tsx
+++ b/packages/web_ui/src/components/PluginViewPage.tsx
@@ -48,70 +48,40 @@ function PluginMachines(props: PluginMachinesProps) {
 type ControllerPluginProps = {
 	pluginMeta: PluginWebApi,
 	pluginInfo?: lib.PluginWebEnvInfo,
-	loadedPlugin?: lib.PluginWebEnvInfo,
 	title: string,
 };
 
-/** What the controller and web UI have loaded of the plugin */
 function ControllerPlugin(props: ControllerPluginProps) {
-	const { pluginMeta, pluginInfo, loadedPlugin } = props;
-	const pluginError = pluginMeta.web.error ?? pluginInfo?.error;
-	const hasWebModule = Boolean(pluginMeta.web.main || pluginMeta.web.error);
-	if (!loadedPlugin) {
-		return <>
-			<Descriptions bordered size="small" title={props.title}>
-				<Descriptions.Item label="Version">{pluginMeta.version}</Descriptions.Item>
-				<Descriptions.Item label="Loaded in Web UI" span={2}>
-					{hasWebModule ? "No" : "No web module"}
-				</Descriptions.Item>
-			</Descriptions>
-			{pluginError && <Alert
-				style={{
-					marginTop: "1em",
-				}}
-				message={pluginError}
-				description={
-					"The web interface was unable to load the web module for this plugin. This is "+
-					"usually due to an incorrect or missing web build for the plugin. Due to the "+
-					"module not being loaded, the configs and web controls defined by this plugin may "+
-					"not be available in the web interface."
-				}
-				type="error"
-				showIcon
-			/>}
-		</>;
-	}
-
-	const homepageUrl = lib.safeExternalUrl(loadedPlugin.package.homepage);
+	const { pluginMeta, pluginInfo } = props;
+	const pkg = pluginInfo?.package;
+	const pluginError = pluginMeta.enabled ? pluginMeta.web.error ?? pluginInfo?.error : undefined;
+	const homepageUrl = lib.safeExternalUrl(pkg?.homepage);
 	return <>
 		<Descriptions bordered size="small" title={props.title}>
-			<Descriptions.Item label="Version">{pluginMeta.version}</Descriptions.Item>
-			<Descriptions.Item label="Loaded in Web UI" span={2}>Yes</Descriptions.Item>
-			<Descriptions.Item label="Description" span={3}>{loadedPlugin.description}</Descriptions.Item>
-			{loadedPlugin.package.homepage ? <Descriptions.Item label="Homepage" span={3}>
-				{homepageUrl
-					? <a href={homepageUrl}>{loadedPlugin.package.homepage}</a>
-					: loadedPlugin.package.homepage}
+			<Descriptions.Item label="Version" span={3}>{pluginMeta.version}</Descriptions.Item>
+			{pluginInfo?.description ? <Descriptions.Item label="Description" span={3}>
+				{pluginInfo.description}
 			</Descriptions.Item> : null}
-			{loadedPlugin.package.author ? <Descriptions.Item label="Author" span={3}>
-				{loadedPlugin.package.author}
+			{pkg?.homepage ? <Descriptions.Item label="Homepage" span={3}>
+				{homepageUrl ? <a href={homepageUrl}>{pkg.homepage}</a> : pkg.homepage}
 			</Descriptions.Item> : null}
-			<Descriptions.Item label="License" span={3}>{loadedPlugin.package.license}</Descriptions.Item>
+			{pkg?.author ? <Descriptions.Item label="Author" span={3}>{pkg.author}</Descriptions.Item> : null}
+			{pkg?.license ? <Descriptions.Item label="License" span={3}>{pkg.license}</Descriptions.Item> : null}
 		</Descriptions>
-		{pluginMeta.version !== loadedPlugin.package.version ? <Alert
+		{pluginError && <Alert
 			style={{
 				marginTop: "1em",
 			}}
-			message="Version missmatch detected"
+			message={pluginError}
 			description={
-				`The version of the web interface module for this plugin (${loadedPlugin.package.version}) `+
-				`does not match the version running on the controller (${pluginMeta.version}), `+
-				"spurious errors may occur. This usually happens when the plugin is updated but the "+
-				"controller has not been restarted yet, but may also be due to an outdated build."
+				"The web interface was unable to load the webpack module for this plugin. This is "+
+				"usually due to an incorrect or missing webpack build for the plugin. Due to the "+
+				"module not being loaded, the configs and web controls defined by this plugin may "+
+				"not be available in the web interface."
 			}
-			type="warning"
+			type="error"
 			showIcon
-		/> : null}
+		/>}
 	</>;
 }
 
@@ -160,7 +130,6 @@ export default function PluginViewPage() {
 			? <ControllerPlugin
 				pluginMeta={pluginMeta}
 				pluginInfo={pluginInfo}
-				loadedPlugin={control.loadedPlugins.get(pluginName)}
 				title={pluginTitle}
 			/>
 			: <Descriptions bordered size="small" title={pluginTitle}>
diff --git a/packages/web_ui/src/components/PluginsPage.tsx b/packages/web_ui/src/components/PluginsPage.tsx
index e8b4121e..52e7d85c 100644
--- a/packages/web_ui/src/components/PluginsPage.tsx
+++ b/packages/web_ui/src/components/PluginsPage.tsx
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 import React, { useContext, useEffect, useState } from "react";
-import { Space, Table, Typography } from "antd";
+import { Space, Table, Tooltip, Typography } from "antd";
 import CloseCircleFilled from "@ant-design/icons/CloseCircleFilled";
-import InfoCircleFilled from "@ant-design/icons/InfoCircleFilled";
 
-import type { PluginWebApi, PluginWebEnvInfo } from "@clusterio/lib";
+import type { PluginWebApi } from "@clusterio/lib";
 
 import notify from "../util/notify";
 import { useAccount } from "../model/account";
@@ -28,8 +27,7 @@ type PluginRow = {
 	title: string;
 	/** Not present for plugins the controller hasn't loaded */
 	meta?: PluginWebApi;
-	info?: PluginWebEnvInfo;
-	package?: any;
+	webError?: string;
 	status?: PluginStatus;
 };
 
@@ -38,31 +36,15 @@ function pluginPath(plugin: PluginRow) {
 	return `/plugins/${encodeURIComponent(plugin.meta?.name ?? plugin.key)}/view`;
 }
 
-function WebUiStatus(props: { plugin: PluginRow }) {
-	const control = useContext(ControlContext);
-	const { meta } = props.plugin;
-	if (!meta) {
-		return <Typography.Text type="secondary">Not on controller</Typography.Text>;
-	}
-	if (!meta.enabled) {
-		return <><InfoCircleFilled style={{ color: "#1668dc" }} /> Disabled on controller</>;
-	}
-	if (!meta.web.main && !meta.web.error) {
-		return <Typography.Text type="secondary">No web module</Typography.Text>;
-	}
-	if (!meta.web.error && !control.pluginInfos.has(meta.name)) {
-		return <><InfoCircleFilled style={{ color: "#1668dc" }} /> Reload page to load</>;
-	}
-	if (!props.plugin.package) {
-		return <><CloseCircleFilled style={{ color: "#dc4446" }} /> Error loading module</>;
-	}
-	if (props.plugin.package.version !== meta.version) {
-		return <><CloseCircleFilled style={{ color: "#dc4446" }} /> Version mis-matched</>;
-	}
-	return <>Loaded {meta.version}</>;
+/** Shown with the versions when the plugin's web code failed to load */
+function WebError(props: { error: string }) {
+	return <div>
+		<Tooltip title={props.error}>
+			<Typography.Text type="danger"><CloseCircleFilled /> Web interface failed to load</Typography.Text>
+		</Tooltip>
+	</div>;
 }
 
-
 export default function PluginsPage() {
 	const control = useContext(ControlContext);
 	const account = useAccount();
@@ -95,14 +77,12 @@ export default function PluginsPage() {
 	let tableContents: PluginRow[] = [];
 	for (let meta of pluginList) {
 		const key = pluginStatusKey(meta);
-		const loaded = control.loadedPlugins.get(meta.name);
-		const info = loaded ?? control.pluginInfos.get(meta.name);
+		const info = control.pluginInfos.get(meta.name);
 		tableContents.push({
 			key,
 			title: info ? info.title : meta.name,
 			meta,
-			info,
-			package: loaded?.package,
+			webError: meta.enabled ? meta.web.error ?? info?.error : undefined,
 			status: statuses.get(key),
 		});
 	}
@@ -151,16 +131,12 @@ export default function PluginsPage() {
 				{
 					title: "Versions",
 					key: "versions",
-					render: (_, plugin) => (plugin.status
-						? <PluginVersions status={plugin.status} latest={latestOf(plugin)} />
-						: plugin.meta?.version
-					),
-				},
-				{
-					title: "Web UI Status",
-					key: "web",
-					render: (_, plugin) => <WebUiStatus plugin={plugin} />,
-					responsive: ["sm"],
+					render: (_, plugin) => <>
+						{plugin.status
+							? <PluginVersions status={plugin.status} latest={latestOf(plugin)} />
+							: plugin.meta?.version}
+						{plugin.webError && <WebError error={plugin.webError} />}
+					</>,
 				},
 				{
 					key: "actions",