diff --git a/lib/plugins/index.js b/lib/plugins/index.js
index 133fa9ba..877dcdd6 100644
--- a/lib/plugins/index.js
+++ b/lib/plugins/index.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-const {isArray, isObject, omit, castArray, isUndefined} = require('lodash');
+const {isPlainObject, omit, castArray, isUndefined} = require('lodash');
 const AggregateError = require('aggregate-error');
 const getError = require('../get-error');
 const PLUGINS_DEFINITIONS = require('../definitions/plugins');
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ module.exports = (options, pluginsPath, logger) => {
       pluginConfs = def;
     } else {
       // If an object is passed and the path is missing, set the default one for single plugins
-      if (isObject(options[pluginType]) && !options[pluginType].path && !isArray(def)) {
+      if (isPlainObject(options[pluginType]) && !options[pluginType].path && castArray(def).length === 1) {
         options[pluginType].path = def;
       }
       if (config && !config.validator(options[pluginType])) {
diff --git a/test/plugins/plugins.test.js b/test/plugins/plugins.test.js
index c81214e6..f67367d4 100644
--- a/test/plugins/plugins.test.js
+++ b/test/plugins/plugins.test.js
@@ -116,11 +116,20 @@ test.serial('Export plugins loaded from the dependency of a shareable config fil
 });
 
 test('Use default when only options are passed for a single plugin', t => {
-  const plugins = getPlugins({generateNotes: {}, analyzeCommits: {}}, {}, t.context.logger);
+  const analyzeCommits = {};
+  const success = () => {};
+  const fail = [() => {}];
+
+  const plugins = getPlugins({analyzeCommits, success, fail}, {}, t.context.logger);
 
   // Verify the module returns a function for each plugin
-  t.is(typeof plugins.generateNotes, 'function');
   t.is(typeof plugins.analyzeCommits, 'function');
+  t.is(typeof plugins.success, 'function');
+  t.is(typeof plugins.fail, 'function');
+
+  // Verify only the plugins defined as an object with no `path` are set to the default value
+  t.falsy(success.path);
+  t.falsy(fail.path);
 });
 
 test('Merge global options with plugin options', async t => {