diff --git a/public/src/admin/extend/plugins.js b/public/src/admin/extend/plugins.js
index c886a56c75..f3bbe030d5 100644
--- a/public/src/admin/extend/plugins.js
+++ b/public/src/admin/extend/plugins.js
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ define('admin/extend/plugins', function() {
 
 	Plugins.suggest = function(pluginId, callback) {
 		var nbbVersion = app.config.version.match(/^\d\.\d\.\d/);
-		$.ajax('https://packages.nodebb.org/api/v1/suggest', {
+		$.ajax((app.config.registry || 'https://packages.nodebb.org') + '/api/v1/suggest', {
 			type: 'GET',
 			data: {
 				package: pluginId,
diff --git a/src/meta/configs.js b/src/meta/configs.js
index b7b6a13b33..3ff42f66ae 100644
--- a/src/meta/configs.js
+++ b/src/meta/configs.js
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ module.exports = function(Meta) {
 		db.getObject('config', function (err, config) {
 			config = config || {};
 			config.version = nconf.get('version');
+			config.registry = nconf.get('registry');
 			callback(err, config);
 		});
 	};