diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index c550811de..6555bfef5 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ tasks.register("copyPluginTestAlias", Copy) {
     }
 }
 
-processResources.dependsOn(copyPluginAlias)
+tasks.findByPath(':logstash-core:processResources').dependsOn(copyPluginAlias)
 tasks.findByPath(':logstash-core:processTestResources').dependsOn(copyPluginTestAlias)
 
 
@@ -261,6 +261,13 @@ clean {
   delete "${projectDir}/qa/integration/.bundle"
   delete "${projectDir}/build/licenseReportFolders.txt"
   delete "${projectDir}/build/rubyDependencies.csv"
+
+  delete "${projectDir}/lib/pluginmanager/plugin_aliases.yml"
+  delete "${projectDir}/spec/unit/plugin_manager/plugin_aliases.yml"
+  delete "${projectDir}/logstash-core/build/resources/test/org/logstash/plugins/plugin_aliases.yml"
+  delete "${projectDir}/logstash-core/build/resources/main/org/logstash/plugins/plugin_aliases.yml"
+  delete "${projectDir}/logstash-core/src/test/resources/org/logstash/plugins/plugin_aliases.yml"
+  delete "${projectDir}/logstash-core/src/main/resources/org/logstash/plugins/plugin_aliases.yml"
 }
 
 def assemblyDeps = [downloadAndInstallJRuby, assemble] + subprojects.collect {
diff --git a/logstash-core/src/main/java/org/logstash/plugins/AliasRegistry.java b/logstash-core/src/main/java/org/logstash/plugins/AliasRegistry.java
index 7a49c2ed4..28a423232 100644
--- a/logstash-core/src/main/java/org/logstash/plugins/AliasRegistry.java
+++ b/logstash-core/src/main/java/org/logstash/plugins/AliasRegistry.java
@@ -7,9 +7,12 @@ import org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager;
 import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;
 import org.logstash.plugins.PluginLookup.PluginType;
 
+import java.io.FileInputStream;
+import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.InputStream;
 import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
+import java.nio.file.Path;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -22,7 +25,7 @@ public class AliasRegistry {
 
     private static final Logger LOGGER = LogManager.getLogger(AliasRegistry.class);
 
-    private final static class PluginCoordinate {
+    final static class PluginCoordinate {
         private final PluginType type;
         private final String name;
 
@@ -47,16 +50,20 @@ public class AliasRegistry {
         PluginCoordinate withName(String name) {
             return new PluginCoordinate(this.type, name);
         }
+
+        @Override
+        public String toString() {
+            return "PluginCoordinate{type=" + type + ", name='" + name + "'}";
+        }
+
+        public String fullName() {
+            return "logstash-" + type.rubyLabel().toString().toLowerCase() + "-" + name;
+        }
     }
 
     private static class YamlWithChecksum {
 
-        static YamlWithChecksum load(final String filePath) {
-            final InputStream in = YamlWithChecksum.class.getClassLoader().getResourceAsStream(filePath);
-            if (in == null) {
-                throw new IllegalArgumentException("Can't find aliases yml definition file in jar resources: " + filePath);
-            }
-
+        private static YamlWithChecksum load(InputStream in) {
             try (Scanner scanner = new Scanner(in, StandardCharsets.UTF_8.name())) {
                 // read the header line
                 final String header = scanner.nextLine();
@@ -98,17 +105,33 @@ public class AliasRegistry {
         }
     }
 
-    private static class AliasYamlLoader {
+    static class AliasYamlLoader {
 
-        private Map<PluginCoordinate, String> loadAliasesDefinitions() {
-            final YamlWithChecksum aliasYml;
+        Map<PluginCoordinate, String> loadAliasesDefinitions(Path yamlPath) {
+            final FileInputStream in;
             try {
-                aliasYml = YamlWithChecksum.load("org/logstash/plugins/plugin_aliases.yml");
-            } catch (IllegalArgumentException badSyntaxExcp) {
-                LOGGER.warn("Malformed yaml file", badSyntaxExcp);
+                in = new FileInputStream(yamlPath.toFile());
+            } catch (FileNotFoundException e) {
+                LOGGER.warn("Can't find aliases yml definition file in in path: " + yamlPath, e);
                 return Collections.emptyMap();
             }
 
+            return loadAliasesDefinitionsFromInputStream(in);
+        }
+
+        Map<PluginCoordinate, String> loadAliasesDefinitions() {
+            final String filePath = "org/logstash/plugins/plugin_aliases.yml";
+            final InputStream in = AliasYamlLoader.class.getClassLoader().getResourceAsStream(filePath);
+            if (in == null) {
+                LOGGER.warn("Malformed yaml file in yml definition file in jar resources: {}", filePath);
+                return Collections.emptyMap();
+            }
+
+            return loadAliasesDefinitionsFromInputStream(in);
+        }
+
+        private Map<PluginCoordinate, String> loadAliasesDefinitionsFromInputStream(InputStream in) {
+            final YamlWithChecksum aliasYml = YamlWithChecksum.load(in);
             final String calculatedHash = aliasYml.computeHashFromContent();
             if (!calculatedHash.equals(aliasYml.checksumHash)) {
                 LOGGER.warn("Bad checksum value, expected {} but found {}", calculatedHash, aliasYml.checksumHash);
diff --git a/logstash-core/src/test/java/org/logstash/plugins/AliasRegistryTest.java b/logstash-core/src/test/java/org/logstash/plugins/AliasRegistryTest.java
index ffb45ed9b..054bfbef7 100644
--- a/logstash-core/src/test/java/org/logstash/plugins/AliasRegistryTest.java
+++ b/logstash-core/src/test/java/org/logstash/plugins/AliasRegistryTest.java
@@ -3,6 +3,13 @@ package org.logstash.plugins;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.logstash.plugins.PluginLookup.PluginType;
 
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.net.HttpURLConnection;
+import java.net.URL;
+import java.nio.file.Path;
+import java.nio.file.Paths;
+import java.util.Map;
+
 import static org.junit.Assert.*;
 
 public class AliasRegistryTest {
@@ -18,4 +25,22 @@ public class AliasRegistryTest {
         assertEquals("aliased_filter should be the alias for json filter",
                 "json", sut.originalFromAlias(PluginType.FILTER, "aliased_filter"));
     }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testProductionConfigAliasesGemsExists() throws IOException {
+        final Path currentPath = Paths.get("./src/main/resources/org/logstash/plugins/plugin_aliases.yml").toAbsolutePath();
+        final AliasRegistry.AliasYamlLoader aliasLoader = new AliasRegistry.AliasYamlLoader();
+        final Map<AliasRegistry.PluginCoordinate, String> aliasesDefinitions = aliasLoader.loadAliasesDefinitions(currentPath);
+
+        for (AliasRegistry.PluginCoordinate alias : aliasesDefinitions.keySet()) {
+            final String gemName = alias.fullName();
+            URL url = new URL("https://rubygems.org/api/v1/gems/" + gemName +".json");
+            HttpURLConnection connection = (HttpURLConnection) url.openConnection();
+            connection.setRequestMethod("GET");
+            connection.setRequestProperty("Accept", "application/json");
+
+            final String errorMsg = "Aliased plugin " + gemName + "specified in " + currentPath + " MUST be published on RubyGems";
+            assertEquals(errorMsg, 200, connection.getResponseCode());
+        }
+    }
 }
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