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 5533f6a79..3c81b6e2c 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
@@ -389,9 +389,39 @@ RED.palette.editor = (function() {
 
     var activeSort = sortModulesRelevance;
 
+    function refreshCatalogues (done) {
+        catalogueLoadStatus = [];
+        catalogueLoadErrors = false;
+        catalogueCount = catalogues.length;
+        loadedList = []
+        loadedIndex = {}
+        loadedCatalogs.length = 0
+        let handled = 0
+        for (let index = 0; index < catalogues.length; index++) {
+            const url = catalogues[index];
+            $.getJSON(url, {_: new Date().getTime()},function(v) {
+                loadedCatalogs.push({ index: index, url: url, name: v.name, updated_at: v.updated_at, modules_count: (v.modules || []).length })
+                handleCatalogResponse(null,{ url: url, name: v.name},index,v);
+            }).fail(function(jqxhr, textStatus, error) {
+                console.warn("Error loading catalog",url,":",error);
+                handleCatalogResponse(jqxhr,url,index);
+            }).always(function() {
+                handled++;
+                if (handled === catalogueCount) {
+                    //sort loadedCatalogs by e.index ascending
+                    loadedCatalogs.sort((a, b) => a.index - b.index)
+                    refreshUpdateStatus();
+                    if (done) {
+                        done()
+                    }
+                }
+            })
+        }
+    }
+
     function handleCatalogResponse(err,catalog,index,v) {
         const url = catalog.url
-        catalogueLoadStatus.push(err||v);
+        catalogueLoadStatus.push(err);
         if (!err) {
             if (v.modules) {
                 v.modules = v.modules.filter(function(m) {
@@ -421,9 +451,6 @@ RED.palette.editor = (function() {
         } else {
             catalogueLoadErrors = true;
         }
-        if (catalogueCount > 1) {
-            $(".red-ui-palette-module-shade-status").html(RED._('palette.editor.loading')+"<br>"+catalogueLoadStatus.length+"/"+catalogueCount);
-        }
         if (catalogueLoadStatus.length === catalogueCount) {
             if (catalogueLoadErrors) {
                 RED.notify(RED._('palette.editor.errors.catalogLoadFailed',{url: url}),"error",false,8000);
@@ -444,37 +471,18 @@ RED.palette.editor = (function() {
             packageList.editableList('empty');
 
             $(".red-ui-palette-module-shade-status").text(RED._('palette.editor.loading'));
-
-            catalogueLoadStatus = [];
-            catalogueLoadErrors = false;
-            catalogueCount = catalogues.length;
-            if (catalogues.length > 1) {
-                $(".red-ui-palette-module-shade-status").html(RED._('palette.editor.loading')+"<br>0/"+catalogues.length);
-            }
             $("#red-ui-palette-module-install-shade").show();
-            catalogueLoadStart = Date.now();
-            var handled = 0;
-            loadedCatalogs.length = 0; // clear the loadedCatalogs array
-            for (let index = 0; index < catalogues.length; index++) {
-                const url = catalogues[index];
-                $.getJSON(url, {_: new Date().getTime()},function(v) {
-                    loadedCatalogs.push({ index: index, url: url, name: v.name, updated_at: v.updated_at, modules_count: (v.modules || []).length })
-                    handleCatalogResponse(null,{ url: url, name: v.name},index,v);
-                    refreshNodeModuleList();
-                }).fail(function(jqxhr, textStatus, error) {
-                    console.warn("Error loading catalog",url,":",error);
-                    handleCatalogResponse(jqxhr,url,index);
-                }).always(function() {
-                    handled++;
-                    if (handled === catalogueCount) {
-                        //sort loadedCatalogs by e.index ascending
-                        loadedCatalogs.sort((a, b) => a.index - b.index)
-                        updateCatalogFilter(loadedCatalogs)
-                    }
-                })
-            }
-            // Now all catalogs have been loaded, refresh the update status
-            refreshUpdateStatus();
+            refreshCatalogues(function () {
+                refreshNodeModuleList();
+                updateCatalogFilter(loadedCatalogs)
+                const delta = 250-(Date.now() - catalogueLoadStart);
+                setTimeout(function() {
+                    $("#red-ui-palette-module-install-shade").hide();
+                },Math.max(delta,0));
+            })
+        } else {
+            refreshNodeModuleList();
+            updateCatalogFilter(loadedCatalogs)
         }
     }
 
@@ -488,7 +496,6 @@ RED.palette.editor = (function() {
         if (catalogSelection.length === 0) {
             // sidebar not yet loaded (red-catalogue-filter-select is not in dom)
             if (maxRetry > 0) {
-               // console.log("updateCatalogFilter: sidebar not yet loaded, retrying in 100ms")
                 // try again in 100ms
                 setTimeout(() => {
                     updateCatalogFilter(catalogEntries, maxRetry - 1)
@@ -629,8 +636,8 @@ RED.palette.editor = (function() {
 
         // Add the update status to the status bar
         addUpdateInfoToStatusBar();
-        // Load the catalogue and check for updates
-        getSettingsPane();
+
+        refreshCatalogues()
 
         RED.actions.add("core:manage-palette",function() {
                 RED.userSettings.show('palette');
@@ -1499,26 +1506,29 @@ RED.palette.editor = (function() {
         updateStatus({ count: 0 });
     }
 
+    let pendingRefreshTimeout
     function refreshUpdateStatus() {
-        updateAvailable = [];
-
-        for (const module of Object.keys(nodeEntries)) {
-            if (loadedIndex.hasOwnProperty(module)) {
-                const moduleInfo = nodeEntries[module].info;
-                if (moduleInfo.pending_version) {
-                    // Module updated
-                    continue;
-                }
-                if (updateAllowed &&
-                    semVerCompare(loadedIndex[module].version, moduleInfo.version) > 0 &&
-                    RED.utils.checkModuleAllowed(module, null, updateAllowList, updateDenyList)
-                ) {
-                    updateAvailable.push(module);
+        clearTimeout(pendingRefreshTimeout)
+        pendingRefreshTimeout = setTimeout(() => {
+            updateAvailable = [];
+            for (const module of Object.keys(nodeEntries)) {
+                if (loadedIndex.hasOwnProperty(module)) {
+                    const moduleInfo = nodeEntries[module].info;
+                    if (moduleInfo.pending_version) {
+                        // Module updated
+                        continue;
+                    }
+                    if (updateAllowed &&
+                        semVerCompare(loadedIndex[module].version, moduleInfo.version) > 0 &&
+                        RED.utils.checkModuleAllowed(module, null, updateAllowList, updateDenyList)
+                    ) {
+                        updateAvailable.push(module);
+                    }
                 }
             }
-        }
 
-        updateStatus({ count: updateAvailable.length });
+            updateStatus({ count: updateAvailable.length });
+        }, 200)
     }
 
     function updateStatus(opts) {