# ERR\_PLUGIN\_INVALID\_DEFINITION: The plugin’s definition is invalid[¶](https://doc.dataiku.com/dss/latest/troubleshooting/errors/ERR_PLUGIN_INVALID_DEFINITION.html#err-plugin-invalid-definition-the-plugin-s-definition-is-invalid "Permalink to this headline")

The plugin’s definition is inconsistent. The inconsistencies can be:

* the plugin descriptor doesn’t define an identifier for the plugin

* several components shipped in the plugin have the same identifier

* the plugin declares a dependency expressed in a system unknown to DSS

## Remediation[¶](https://doc.dataiku.com/dss/latest/troubleshooting/errors/ERR_PLUGIN_INVALID_DEFINITION.html#remediation "Permalink to this headline")

This issue can only be fixed by the author of the plugin, and subsequent re-installation of the plugin.
