diff --git a/api/search.go b/api/search.go
index c783c11a1..e12cd2383 100644
--- a/api/search.go
+++ b/api/search.go
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/vmware/harbor/dao"
 	"github.com/vmware/harbor/models"
-	"github.com/vmware/harbor/service/cache"
 	"github.com/vmware/harbor/utils"
 	"github.com/vmware/harbor/utils/log"
 )
@@ -85,11 +84,17 @@ func (s *SearchAPI) Get() {
 		}
 	}
 
-	repositories, err2 := cache.GetRepoFromCache()
-	if err2 != nil {
-		log.Errorf("Failed to get repos from cache, error: %v", err2)
-		s.CustomAbort(http.StatusInternalServerError, "Failed to get repositories search result")
+	repos, err := dao.GetAllRepositories()
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Errorf("failed to list repositories: %v", err)
+		s.CustomAbort(http.StatusInternalServerError, "")
 	}
+
+	repositories := []string{}
+	for _, repo := range repos {
+		repositories = append(repositories, repo.Name)
+	}
+
 	sort.Strings(repositories)
 	repositoryResult := filterRepositories(repositories, projects, keyword)
 	result := &searchResult{Project: projectResult, Repository: repositoryResult}
diff --git a/api/utils.go b/api/utils.go
index 08423dd1a..83f1f508d 100644
--- a/api/utils.go
+++ b/api/utils.go
@@ -477,10 +477,10 @@ func getReposByProject(name string, keyword ...string) ([]string, error) {
 	}
 
 	needMatchKeyword := len(keyword) > 0 && len(keyword[0]) != 0
+
 	for _, repo := range repos {
 		if needMatchKeyword &&
-			strings.Contains(repo.Name, keyword[0]) {
-			repositories = append(repositories, repo.Name)
+			!strings.Contains(repo.Name, keyword[0]) {
 			continue
 		}