diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 7a1dc551999..7ca9ed388c6 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -182,6 +182,9 @@ importers:
       http-errors:
         specifier: ^2.0.0
         version: 2.0.0
+      https-proxy-agent:
+        specifier: ^7.0.6
+        version: 7.0.6
       jose:
         specifier: ^5.10.0
         version: 5.10.0
@@ -7510,7 +7513,7 @@ snapshots:
     transitivePeerDependencies:
       - supports-color
 
-  eslint-module-utils@2.12.0(@typescript-eslint/parser@7.18.0(eslint@9.24.0)(typescript@5.8.3))(eslint-import-resolver-node@0.3.9)(eslint-import-resolver-typescript@3.10.0)(eslint@9.24.0):
+  eslint-module-utils@2.12.0(@typescript-eslint/parser@7.18.0(eslint@9.24.0)(typescript@5.8.3))(eslint-import-resolver-node@0.3.9)(eslint-import-resolver-typescript@3.10.0(eslint-plugin-import@2.31.0)(eslint@9.24.0))(eslint@9.24.0):
     dependencies:
       debug: 3.2.7
     optionalDependencies:
@@ -7550,7 +7553,7 @@ snapshots:
       doctrine: 2.1.0
       eslint: 9.24.0
       eslint-import-resolver-node: 0.3.9
-      eslint-module-utils: 2.12.0(@typescript-eslint/parser@7.18.0(eslint@9.24.0)(typescript@5.8.3))(eslint-import-resolver-node@0.3.9)(eslint-import-resolver-typescript@3.10.0)(eslint@9.24.0)
+      eslint-module-utils: 2.12.0(@typescript-eslint/parser@7.18.0(eslint@9.24.0)(typescript@5.8.3))(eslint-import-resolver-node@0.3.9)(eslint-import-resolver-typescript@3.10.0(eslint-plugin-import@2.31.0)(eslint@9.24.0))(eslint@9.24.0)
       hasown: 2.0.2
       is-core-module: 2.16.1
       is-glob: 4.0.3
diff --git a/src/node/hooks/express/adminplugins.ts b/src/node/hooks/express/adminplugins.ts
index 4dcb8a0abcb..178e6187f07 100644
--- a/src/node/hooks/express/adminplugins.ts
+++ b/src/node/hooks/express/adminplugins.ts
@@ -5,9 +5,10 @@ import {ErrorCaused} from "../../types/ErrorCaused";
 import {QueryType} from "../../types/QueryType";
 
 import {getAvailablePlugins, install, search, uninstall} from "../../../static/js/pluginfw/installer";
-import {PackageData} from "../../types/PackageInfo";
+import {PackageData, PackageInfo} from "../../types/PackageInfo";
 import semver from 'semver';
 import log4js from 'log4js';
+import {MapArrayType} from "../../types/MapType";
 
 const pluginDefs = require('../../../static/js/pluginfw/plugin_defs');
 const logger = log4js.getLogger('adminPlugins');
@@ -21,7 +22,13 @@ exports.socketio = (hookName:string, args:ArgsExpressType, cb:Function) => {
     if (!isAdmin) return;
 
     const checkPluginForUpdates = async () => {
-      const results = await getAvailablePlugins(/* maxCacheAge:*/ 60 * 10);
+      let results: MapArrayType<PackageInfo>
+      try {
+        results = await getAvailablePlugins(/* maxCacheAge:*/ 60 * 10);
+      } catch (error) {
+        console.error('Error checking for plugin updates:', error);
+        return [];
+      }
       return Object.keys(pluginDefs.plugins).filter((plugin) => {
         if (!results[plugin]) return false;
 
diff --git a/src/node/server.ts b/src/node/server.ts
index 507ed5f7958..f81cabdc24d 100755
--- a/src/node/server.ts
+++ b/src/node/server.ts
@@ -42,6 +42,10 @@ if (settings.dumpOnUncleanExit) {
 const addProxyToAxios = (url: URL) => {
   axios.defaults.proxy = {
     host: url.hostname,
+    auth: {
+      username: url.username,
+      password: url.password,
+    },
     port: Number(url.port),
     protocol: url.protocol,
   }
diff --git a/src/package.json b/src/package.json
index bce094234e3..0bf8007241d 100644
--- a/src/package.json
+++ b/src/package.json
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
     "jsdom": "^26.0.0",
     "jsonminify": "0.4.2",
     "jsonwebtoken": "^9.0.2",
+    "jwt-decode": "^4.0.0",
     "languages4translatewiki": "0.1.3",
     "live-plugin-manager": "^1.0.0",
     "lodash.clonedeep": "4.5.0",
@@ -70,7 +71,6 @@
     "socket.io-client": "^4.8.1",
     "superagent": "10.2.0",
     "swagger-ui-express": "^5.0.1",
-    "jwt-decode": "^4.0.0",
     "tinycon": "0.6.8",
     "tsx": "4.19.3",
     "ueberdb2": "^5.0.6",
diff --git a/src/static/js/pluginfw/installer.ts b/src/static/js/pluginfw/installer.ts
index c605378e1bd..98590e9e585 100644
--- a/src/static/js/pluginfw/installer.ts
+++ b/src/static/js/pluginfw/installer.ts
@@ -162,23 +162,18 @@ export const install = async (pluginName: string, cb:Function|null = null) => {
 export let availablePlugins:MapArrayType<PackageInfo>|null = null;
 let cacheTimestamp = 0;
 
-export const getAvailablePlugins = (maxCacheAge: number|false) => {
+export const getAvailablePlugins = async (maxCacheAge: number | false) => {
   const nowTimestamp = Math.round(Date.now() / 1000);
 
-  return new Promise<MapArrayType<PackageInfo>>(async (resolve, reject) => {
-    // check cache age before making any request
-    if (availablePlugins && maxCacheAge && (nowTimestamp - cacheTimestamp) <= maxCacheAge) {
-      return resolve(availablePlugins);
-    }
+  // check cache age before making any request
+  if (availablePlugins && maxCacheAge && (nowTimestamp - cacheTimestamp) <= maxCacheAge) {
+    return availablePlugins;
+  }
 
-    await axios.get(`${settings.updateServer}/plugins.json`, {headers})
-        .then((pluginsLoaded:AxiosResponse<MapArrayType<PackageInfo>>) => {
-          availablePlugins = pluginsLoaded.data;
-          cacheTimestamp = nowTimestamp;
-          resolve(availablePlugins);
-        })
-        .catch(async (err) => reject(err));
-  });
+  const pluginsLoaded: AxiosResponse<MapArrayType<PackageInfo>> = await axios.get(`${settings.updateServer}/plugins.json`, {headers})
+  availablePlugins = pluginsLoaded.data;
+  cacheTimestamp = nowTimestamp;
+  return availablePlugins;
 };
 
 
@@ -211,4 +206,7 @@ export const search = (searchTerm: string, maxCacheAge: number) => getAvailableP
 
       return res;
     }
-);
+).catch((err)=>{
+  logger.error(`Error searching plugins: ${err}`);
+  return {} as MapArrayType<PackageInfo>;
+});