diff --git a/packages/api/src/controllers/plugins.js b/packages/api/src/controllers/plugins.js
index 1129d9857..e382c0f1d 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/controllers/plugins.js
+++ b/packages/api/src/controllers/plugins.js
@@ -41,11 +41,13 @@ module.exports = {
     // const { results } = json || {};
     // return (results || []).map((x) => x.package);
 
+    // DOCS: https://github.com/npm/registry/blob/master/docs/REGISTRY-API.md#get-v1search
     const response = await fetch(
-      `https://www.npmjs.com/search/suggestions?q=dbgate-plugin ${encodeURIComponent(filter)}`
+      `http://registry.npmjs.com/-/v1/search?text=${encodeURIComponent(filter)}+keywords:dbgateplugin&size=25&from=0`
     );
     const json = await response.json();
-    return json || [];
+    const { objects } = json || {};
+    return (objects || []).map((x) => x.package);
   },
 
   info_meta: 'get',
diff --git a/packages/web/src/widgets/PluginsWidget.js b/packages/web/src/widgets/PluginsWidget.js
index 6479cfa51..2419257a9 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/widgets/PluginsWidget.js
+++ b/packages/web/src/widgets/PluginsWidget.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import React from 'react';
+import _ from 'lodash';
 import { SearchBoxWrapper, WidgetsInnerContainer } from './WidgetStyles';
 import WidgetColumnBar, { WidgetColumnBarItem } from './WidgetColumnBar';
 import { useInstalledPlugins } from '../utility/metadataLoaders';
@@ -18,15 +19,26 @@ function InstalledPluginsList() {
 
 function AvailablePluginsList() {
   const [filter, setFilter] = React.useState('');
+  const [search, setSearch] = React.useState('');
 
   const plugins = useFetch({
     url: 'plugins/search',
     params: {
-      filter,
+      filter: search,
     },
     defaultValue: [],
   });
 
+  const setDebouncedFilter = React.useRef(
+    // @ts-ignore
+    _.debounce((value) => setSearch(value), 500)
+  );
+
+  React.useEffect(() => {
+    // @ts-ignore
+    setDebouncedFilter.current(filter);
+  }, [filter]);
+
   return (
     <>
       <SearchBoxWrapper>