diff --git a/bauh/api/abstract/disk.py b/bauh/api/abstract/disk.py
index 82b785a9..bcac5792 100644
--- a/bauh/api/abstract/disk.py
+++ b/bauh/api/abstract/disk.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
-from typing import Type
+from typing import Type, Optional, Any, Dict
 
 from bauh.api.abstract.cache import MemoryCache
 from bauh.api.abstract.model import SoftwarePackage
@@ -29,6 +29,12 @@ class DiskCacheLoader:
         """
         pass
 
+    def read(self, pkg: SoftwarePackage) -> Optional[Dict[str, Any]]:
+        """
+        returns the cached data from the given package
+        """
+        pass
+
 
 class DiskCacheLoaderFactory(ABC):
 
diff --git a/bauh/gems/arch/controller.py b/bauh/gems/arch/controller.py
index 757aa766..22a66838 100644
--- a/bauh/gems/arch/controller.py
+++ b/bauh/gems/arch/controller.py
@@ -3714,6 +3714,17 @@ class ArchManager(SoftwareManager, SettingsController):
         if suggestions:
             output.update(suggestions)
 
+    def _fill_cached_if_unset(self, pkg: ArchPackage, loader: DiskCacheLoader):
+        data = loader.read(pkg)
+
+        if data:
+            for attr, cached_val in data.items():
+                if cached_val:
+                    current_val = getattr(pkg, attr)
+
+                    if current_val is None:
+                        setattr(pkg, attr, cached_val)
+
     def list_suggestions(self, limit: int, filter_installed: bool) -> Optional[List[PackageSuggestion]]:
         if limit == 0:
             return []
@@ -3791,6 +3802,11 @@ class ArchManager(SoftwareManager, SettingsController):
         if full_data and full_data.get('signed'):
             full_data = full_data['signed']
 
+        disk_loader, caching_threads = None, None
+        if not filter_installed:
+            disk_loader = self.context.disk_loader_factory.new()
+            caching_threads = list()
+
         suggestions = []
         for name in suggestion_by_priority:
             pkg_data = available_suggestions[name]
@@ -3801,18 +3817,27 @@ class ArchManager(SoftwareManager, SettingsController):
                 description = pkg_full_data.get('description')
 
             pkg_updates_ignored = pkg_data['i'] and ignored_updates and name in ignored_updates
+            pkg = ArchPackage(name=name,
+                              version=pkg_data['v'],
+                              latest_version=pkg_data['v'],
+                              repository=pkg_data['r'],
+                              installed=pkg_data['i'],
+                              description=description,
+                              categories=self.categories.get(name),
+                              i18n=self.i18n,
+                              maintainer=pkg_data['r'],
+                              update_ignored=pkg_updates_ignored)
 
-            suggestions.append(PackageSuggestion(package=ArchPackage(name=name,
-                                                                     version=pkg_data['v'],
-                                                                     latest_version=pkg_data['v'],
-                                                                     repository=pkg_data['r'],
-                                                                     installed=pkg_data['i'],
-                                                                     description=description,
-                                                                     categories=self.categories.get(name),
-                                                                     i18n=self.i18n,
-                                                                     maintainer=pkg_data['r'],
-                                                                     update_ignored=pkg_updates_ignored),
-                                                 priority=name_priority[name]))
+            if disk_loader:
+                t = Thread(target=self._fill_cached_if_unset, args=(pkg, disk_loader))
+                t.start()
+                caching_threads.append(t)
+
+            suggestions.append(PackageSuggestion(package=pkg, priority=name_priority[name]))
+
+        if caching_threads:
+            for t in caching_threads:
+                t.join()
 
         return suggestions
 
diff --git a/bauh/view/util/disk.py b/bauh/view/util/disk.py
index 786ed4e0..76fd78ab 100644
--- a/bauh/view/util/disk.py
+++ b/bauh/view/util/disk.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import logging
 import os
 import time
 from threading import Thread, Lock
-from typing import Type, Dict
+from typing import Type, Dict, Any, Optional
 
 import yaml
 
@@ -37,6 +37,22 @@ class AsyncDiskCacheLoader(Thread, DiskCacheLoader):
             else:
                 self.pkgs.append(pkg)
 
+    def read(self, pkg: SoftwarePackage) -> Optional[Dict[str, Any]]:
+        if pkg and pkg.supports_disk_cache() and os.path.exists(pkg.get_disk_cache_path()):
+            disk_path = pkg.get_disk_data_path()
+            ext = disk_path.split('.')[-1]
+
+            with open(disk_path) as f:
+                if ext == 'json':
+                    cached_data = json.loads(f.read())
+                elif ext in {'yml', 'yaml'}:
+                    cached_data = yaml.load(f.read())
+                else:
+                    raise Exception(f'The cached data file {disk_path} has an unsupported format')
+
+            if cached_data:
+                return cached_data
+
     def stop_working(self):
         self._work = False
 
@@ -58,26 +74,16 @@ class AsyncDiskCacheLoader(Thread, DiskCacheLoader):
         self._working = False
 
     def _fill_cached_data(self, pkg: SoftwarePackage) -> bool:
-        if os.path.exists(pkg.get_disk_data_path()):
-            disk_path = pkg.get_disk_data_path()
-            ext = disk_path.split('.')[-1]
+        cached_data = self.read(pkg)
 
-            with open(disk_path) as f:
-                if ext == 'json':
-                    cached_data = json.loads(f.read())
-                elif ext in {'yml', 'yaml'}:
-                    cached_data = yaml.load(f.read())
-                else:
-                    raise Exception('The cached data file {} has an unsupported format'.format(disk_path))
+        if cached_data:
+            pkg.fill_cached_data(cached_data)
+            cache = self.cache_map.get(pkg.__class__)
 
-            if cached_data:
-                pkg.fill_cached_data(cached_data)
-                cache = self.cache_map.get(pkg.__class__)
+            if cache:
+                cache.add_non_existing(str(pkg.id), cached_data)
 
-                if cache:
-                    cache.add_non_existing(str(pkg.id), cached_data)
-
-                return True
+            return True
 
         return False