diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index c28e602d..5b8422b6 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ class ServerlessDynamodbLocal {
     }
 
     hasAdditionalStacksPlugin() {
-        return _.get(this.service, "plugins", []).includes("serverless-plugin-additional-stacks");
+      return _.get(this.service, "plugins.modules", _.get(this.service, "plugins", [])).includes("serverless-plugin-additional-stacks")
     }
 
     getTableDefinitionsFromStack(stack) {