diff --git a/pkg/autocomplete/autocomplete.go b/pkg/autocomplete/autocomplete.go
index 03986c6385..e489850d8d 100644
--- a/pkg/autocomplete/autocomplete.go
+++ b/pkg/autocomplete/autocomplete.go
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ func ServiceNameComplete(appName string) ([]string, cobra.ShellCompDirective) {
 
 // RecipeNameComplete completes recipe names.
 func RecipeNameComplete() ([]string, cobra.ShellCompDirective) {
-	catl, err := recipe.ReadRecipeCatalogue(false)
+	catl, err := recipe.ReadRecipeCatalogue(true)
 	if err != nil {
 		err := i18n.G("autocomplete failed: %s", err)
 		return []string{err}, cobra.ShellCompDirectiveError
diff --git a/pkg/recipe/recipe.go b/pkg/recipe/recipe.go
index 85ac951a5e..4ff3510308 100644
--- a/pkg/recipe/recipe.go
+++ b/pkg/recipe/recipe.go
@@ -373,8 +373,6 @@ func GetStringInBetween(recipeName, str, start, end string) (result string, err
 
 // ReadRecipeCatalogue reads the recipe catalogue.
 func ReadRecipeCatalogue(offline bool) (RecipeCatalogue, error) {
-	recipes := make(RecipeCatalogue)
-
 	if err := catalogue.EnsureCatalogue(); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -385,6 +383,8 @@ func ReadRecipeCatalogue(offline bool) (RecipeCatalogue, error) {
 		}
 	}
 
+	recipes := make(RecipeCatalogue)
+
 	if err := readRecipeCatalogueFS(&recipes); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}