diff --git a/packages/toolkit/plugin-v2/src/cli/run/create.ts b/packages/toolkit/plugin-v2/src/cli/run/create.ts
index b135fde72f27..6735b13cf478 100644
--- a/packages/toolkit/plugin-v2/src/cli/run/create.ts
+++ b/packages/toolkit/plugin-v2/src/cli/run/create.ts
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ export const createCli = <Extends extends CLIPluginExtends>() => {
     context.pluginAPI = pluginAPI;
 
     for (const plugin of plugins) {
-      const setupResult = await plugin.setup(pluginAPI);
+      const setupResult = await plugin.setup?.(pluginAPI);
       if (handleSetupResult) {
         await handleSetupResult(setupResult, pluginAPI);
       }