diff --git a/slpkg/main.py b/slpkg/main.py
index 0f06c44c..e5417111 100644
--- a/slpkg/main.py
+++ b/slpkg/main.py
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ class Menu(Configs):
                     f'{args=}, {self.flags=}, {self.repository=}')
 
     def load_database(self):
-        if self.repository != '*':
+        if self.repository != '*' and not self.data:
             if self.is_binary:
                 self.data: dict = BinQueries(self.repository).repository_data()
             else:
@@ -637,14 +637,15 @@ class Menu(Configs):
         command: str = Menu.search.__name__
 
         if len(self.args) >= 2:
-            self.load_database()
             self.check.is_database_empty()
             packages: list = self.is_file_list_packages()
 
             if self.utils.is_option(self.flag_no_cases, self.flags) or not self.case_sensitive:
+                self.load_database()
                 packages: list = self.utils.case_insensitive_pattern_matching(packages, self.data)
 
             if self.utils.is_option(self.flag_searches, self.flags):
+                self.load_database()
                 packages: list = self.choose.packages(self.data, packages, command)
 
             pkgs = SearchPackage(self.flags, packages, self.repository)
diff --git a/slpkg/utilities.py b/slpkg/utilities.py
index 43856984..77f6002c 100644
--- a/slpkg/utilities.py
+++ b/slpkg/utilities.py
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ class Utilities(Configs):
         repo_packages: tuple = tuple(data.keys())
         for package in packages:
             for pkg in repo_packages:
-                if package == pkg.lower():
+                if package.lower() == pkg.lower():
                     packages.append(pkg)
                     packages.remove(package)
         return packages