diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/palette-editor.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/palette-editor.js
index cdea06b77..d04e460d8 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/palette-editor.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/palette-editor.js
@@ -382,20 +382,9 @@ RED.palette.editor = (function() {
             catalogueLoadStart = Date.now();
             var handled = 0;
             catalogues.forEach(function(catalog,index) {
-                $.ajax({
-                  dataType: "json",
-                  url: catalog,
-                  data: {_: new Date().getTime()},
-                  success: function(v) {
-                      try {
-                          var parsed = JSON.parse(v);
-                          handleCatalogResponse(null,catalog,index,parsed);
-                          refreshNodeModuleList();
-                      } catch(err) {
-                          console.error(catalog,err.toString())
-                          handleCatalogResponse(err,catalog,index);
-                      }
-                  }
+                $.getJSON(catalog, {_: new Date().getTime()},function(v) {
+                    handleCatalogResponse(null,catalog,index,v);
+                    refreshNodeModuleList();
                 }).fail(function(jqxhr, textStatus, error) {
                     handleCatalogResponse(jqxhr,catalog,index);
                 }).always(function() {