diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/fleet/public/search_provider.test.ts b/x-pack/plugins/fleet/public/search_provider.test.ts
index c42ac2e5a1551..f2bdec6362ccd 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/fleet/public/search_provider.test.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/fleet/public/search_provider.test.ts
@@ -164,18 +164,18 @@ describe('Package search provider', () => {
         const packageSearchProvider = createPackageSearchProvider(setupMock);
         expectObservable(
           packageSearchProvider.find(
-            { term: 'test' },
+            { term: 'test1' },
             { aborted$: NEVER, maxResults: 1, preference: '' }
           )
         ).toBe('--(a|)', {
           a: [
             {
-              id: 'test-test',
+              id: 'test1-test1',
               score: 80,
-              title: 'test',
+              title: 'test1',
               type: 'package',
               url: {
-                path: 'undefined#/detail/test-test/overview',
+                path: 'undefined#/detail/test1-test1/overview',
                 prependBasePath: false,
               },
             },
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/fleet/public/search_provider.ts b/x-pack/plugins/fleet/public/search_provider.ts
index 56e08ecad29fb..4fcc9754aa625 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/fleet/public/search_provider.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/fleet/public/search_provider.ts
@@ -94,19 +94,19 @@ export const createPackageSearchProvider = (core: CoreSetup): GlobalSearchResult
         coreStart: CoreStart,
         packagesResponse: GetPackagesResponse['response']
       ): GlobalSearchProviderResult[] => {
-        const packages = packagesResponse.slice(0, maxResults);
-
-        return packages.flatMap(
-          includeAllPackages
-            ? (pkg) => toSearchResult(pkg, coreStart.application)
-            : (pkg) => {
-                if (!term || !pkg.title.toLowerCase().includes(term)) {
-                  return [];
+        return packagesResponse
+          .flatMap(
+            includeAllPackages
+              ? (pkg) => toSearchResult(pkg, coreStart.application)
+              : (pkg) => {
+                  if (!term || !pkg.title.toLowerCase().includes(term)) {
+                    return [];
+                  }
+
+                  return toSearchResult(pkg, coreStart.application);
                 }
-
-                return toSearchResult(pkg, coreStart.application);
-              }
-        );
+          )
+          .slice(0, maxResults);
       };
 
       return combineLatest([coreStart$, getPackages$()]).pipe(