diff --git a/crates/nu-plugin/src/plugin/interface/plugin.rs b/crates/nu-plugin/src/plugin/interface/plugin.rs
index 6a4f854f27..88eeb422bb 100644
--- a/crates/nu-plugin/src/plugin/interface/plugin.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-plugin/src/plugin/interface/plugin.rs
@@ -240,9 +240,9 @@ impl InterfaceManager for PluginInterfaceManager {
                     self.protocol_info = None;
                     Err(ShellError::PluginFailedToLoad {
                         msg: format!(
-                            "Plugin is compiled for nushell version {}, \
+                            "Plugin `{}` is compiled for nushell version {}, \
                                 which is not compatible with version {}",
-                            info.version, local_info.version
+                            self.state.identity.plugin_name, info.version, local_info.version,
                         ),
                     })
                 }
@@ -250,9 +250,11 @@ impl InterfaceManager for PluginInterfaceManager {
             _ if self.protocol_info.is_none() => {
                 // Must send protocol info first
                 Err(ShellError::PluginFailedToLoad {
-                    msg: "Failed to receive initial Hello message. \
-                        This plugin might be too old"
-                        .into(),
+                    msg: format!(
+                        "Failed to receive initial Hello message from `{}`. \
+                            This plugin might be too old",
+                        self.state.identity.plugin_name
+                    ),
                 })
             }
             PluginOutput::Stream(message) => self.consume_stream_message(message),
diff --git a/crates/nu-plugin/src/plugin/mod.rs b/crates/nu-plugin/src/plugin/mod.rs
index cc3ccb49d2..d0787d536f 100644
--- a/crates/nu-plugin/src/plugin/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-plugin/src/plugin/mod.rs
@@ -471,8 +471,13 @@ pub fn serve_plugin(plugin: &mut impl StreamingPlugin, encoder: impl PluginEncod
                 // Do our best to report the read error. Most likely there is some kind of
                 // incompatibility between the plugin and nushell, so it makes more sense to try to
                 // report it on stderr than to send something.
+                //
+                // Don't report a `PluginFailedToLoad` error, as it's probably just from Hello
+                // version mismatch which the engine side would also report.
 
-                eprintln!("Plugin `{plugin_name_clone}` read error: {err}");
+                if !matches!(err, ShellError::PluginFailedToLoad { .. }) {
+                    eprintln!("Plugin `{plugin_name_clone}` read error: {err}");
+                }
                 std::process::exit(1);
             }
         })
diff --git a/crates/nu_plugin_python/nu_plugin_python_example.py b/crates/nu_plugin_python/nu_plugin_python_example.py
index bd339895d9..0c7d77d0b2 100755
--- a/crates/nu_plugin_python/nu_plugin_python_example.py
+++ b/crates/nu_plugin_python/nu_plugin_python_example.py
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ import sys
 import json
 
 
+NUSHELL_VERSION = "0.91.1"
+
+
 def signatures():
     """
     Multiple signatures can be sent to Nushell. Each signature will be registered
@@ -175,7 +178,7 @@ def tell_nushell_hello():
     hello = {
         "Hello": {
             "protocol": "nu-plugin", # always this value
-            "version": "0.90.2",
+            "version": NUSHELL_VERSION,
             "features": []
         }
     }
@@ -216,7 +219,10 @@ def write_error(id, msg, span=None):
 
 def handle_input(input):
     if "Hello" in input:
-        return
+        if input["Hello"]["version"] != NUSHELL_VERSION:
+            exit(1)
+        else:
+            return
     elif input == "Goodbye":
         return
     elif "Call" in input: