diff --git a/command/server.go b/command/server.go
index 96bcfcfba..aef950683 100644
--- a/command/server.go
+++ b/command/server.go
@@ -74,11 +74,12 @@ type ServerCommand struct {
 func (c *ServerCommand) Run(args []string) int {
 	var dev, verifyOnly, devHA, devTransactional, devLeasedGeneric, devThreeNode bool
 	var configPath []string
-	var logLevel, devRootTokenID, devListenAddress string
+	var logLevel, devRootTokenID, devListenAddress, devPluginDir string
 	flags := c.Meta.FlagSet("server", meta.FlagSetDefault)
 	flags.BoolVar(&dev, "dev", false, "")
 	flags.StringVar(&devRootTokenID, "dev-root-token-id", "", "")
 	flags.StringVar(&devListenAddress, "dev-listen-address", "", "")
+	flags.StringVar(&devPluginDir, "dev-plugin-dir", "", "")
 	flags.StringVar(&logLevel, "log-level", "info", "")
 	flags.BoolVar(&verifyOnly, "verify-only", false, "")
 	flags.BoolVar(&devHA, "dev-ha", false, "")
@@ -262,6 +263,10 @@ func (c *ServerCommand) Run(args []string) int {
 		if devLeasedGeneric {
 			coreConfig.LogicalBackends["generic"] = vault.LeasedPassthroughBackendFactory
 		}
+		if devPluginDir != "" {
+			coreConfig.PluginDirectory = devPluginDir
+		}
+
 	}
 
 	if devThreeNode {
diff --git a/vault/logical_system.go b/vault/logical_system.go
index 2c3e75f22..e8e9331b7 100644
--- a/vault/logical_system.go
+++ b/vault/logical_system.go
@@ -806,6 +806,10 @@ func NewSystemBackend(core *Core) *SystemBackend {
 						Type:        framework.TypeString,
 						Description: strings.TrimSpace(sysHelp["plugin-catalog_name"][0]),
 					},
+					"sha256": &framework.FieldSchema{
+						Type:        framework.TypeString,
+						Description: strings.TrimSpace(sysHelp["plugin-catalog_sha-256"][0]),
+					},
 					"sha_256": &framework.FieldSchema{
 						Type:        framework.TypeString,
 						Description: strings.TrimSpace(sysHelp["plugin-catalog_sha-256"][0]),
@@ -939,9 +943,12 @@ func (b *SystemBackend) handlePluginCatalogUpdate(req *logical.Request, d *frame
 		return logical.ErrorResponse("missing plugin name"), nil
 	}
 
-	sha256 := d.Get("sha_256").(string)
+	sha256 := d.Get("sha256").(string)
 	if sha256 == "" {
-		return logical.ErrorResponse("missing SHA-256 value"), nil
+		sha256 = d.Get("sha_256").(string)
+		if sha256 == "" {
+			return logical.ErrorResponse("missing SHA-256 value"), nil
+		}
 	}
 
 	command := d.Get("command").(string)
diff --git a/website/source/api/system/plugins-catalog.html.md b/website/source/api/system/plugins-catalog.html.md
index b95526194..02c5b6eba 100644
--- a/website/source/api/system/plugins-catalog.html.md
+++ b/website/source/api/system/plugins-catalog.html.md
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ supplied name.
   is what is used to look up plugins in the catalog. This is part of the request
   URL.
 
-- `sha_256` `(string: <required>)` – This is the SHA256 sum of the plugin's
+- `sha256` `(string: <required>)` – This is the SHA256 sum of the plugin's
   binary. Before a plugin is run it's SHA will be checked against this value, if
   they do not match the plugin can not be run.