diff --git a/lib/modules/plugin_cmd/index.js b/lib/modules/plugin_cmd/index.js
index 2a1db0be..fdbc6478 100644
--- a/lib/modules/plugin_cmd/index.js
+++ b/lib/modules/plugin_cmd/index.js
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ class PluginCommand {
     let npmInstall = ['npm', 'install', '--save'];
     npmInstall = npmInstall.concat(cmdArray.slice(2));
     let npmPackage = npmInstall[3];
+    if (!npmPackage.startsWith('embark')) {
+      npmPackage = 'embark-' + npmPackage;
+    }
     self.embark.logger.info(__('Installing npm package %s...', npmPackage));
     async.waterfall([
       function npmInstallAsync(cb) {