Need to run prepare twice to restore plugins

cordova create example && cd example
cordova platform add android
rm -r plugins/ platforms/
cordova prepare

Discovered platform "android@^7.0.0" in config.xml or package.json. Adding it to the project
Using cordova-fetch for cordova-android@^7.0.0
Adding android project...
Creating Cordova project for the Android platform:
Path: platforms/android
Package: io.cordova.hellocordova
Name: HelloCordova
Activity: MainActivity
Android target: android-27
Subproject Path: CordovaLib
Subproject Path: app
Android project created with cordova-android@7.1.0
Android Studio project detected
Android Studio project detected
Discovered plugin "cordova-plugin-whitelist" in config.xml. Adding it to the project
Failed to restore plugin "cordova-plugin-whitelist" from config.xml. You might need to try adding it again. Error: Cannot find plugin.xml for plugin "cordova-android". Please try adding it again.

Android Studio project detected
Discovered plugin "cordova-plugin-whitelist" in config.xml. Adding it to the project
Installing "cordova-plugin-whitelist" for android

This plugin is only applicable for versions of cordova-android greater than 4.0. If you have a previous platform version, you do *not* need this plugin since the whitelist will be built in.