diff --git a/alpm/manager.cpp b/alpm/manager.cpp
index 88e99a6..16b5128 100644
--- a/alpm/manager.cpp
+++ b/alpm/manager.cpp
@@ -607,6 +607,12 @@ const QJsonArray Manager::packageInfo(const QJsonObject &pkgSelection, PackageIn
                 const auto pkgName = entryObj.value(QStringLiteral("name")).toString();
                 if(!pkgName.isEmpty()) {
                     QJsonObject res;
+                    res.insert(QStringLiteral("name"), pkgName);
+                    res.insert(QStringLiteral("repo"), repo->name());
+                    const auto index = entryObj.value(QStringLiteral("index"));
+                    if(!index.isNull() && !index.isUndefined()) {
+                        res.insert(QStringLiteral("index"), index);
+                    }
                     if(auto *pkg = repo->packageByName(pkgName)) {
                         if(part & Basics) {
                             res.insert(QStringLiteral("basics"), pkg->basicInfo());
@@ -617,12 +623,6 @@ const QJsonArray Manager::packageInfo(const QJsonObject &pkgSelection, PackageIn
                     } else {
                         res.insert(QStringLiteral("error"), QStringLiteral("na"));
                     }
-                    res.insert(QStringLiteral("name"), pkgName);
-                    res.insert(QStringLiteral("repo"), repo->name());
-                    const auto index = entryObj.value(QStringLiteral("index"));
-                    if(!index.isNull() && !index.isUndefined()) {
-                        res.insert(QStringLiteral("index"), index);
-                    }
                     results << res;
                 }
             }
diff --git a/alpm/package.cpp b/alpm/package.cpp
index 5ceacaf..26f674c 100644
--- a/alpm/package.cpp
+++ b/alpm/package.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-    #include "./package.h"
+#include "./package.h"
 #include "./alpmdatabase.h"
 #include "./utilities.h"
 #include "./repository.h"
diff --git a/alpm/packageinfolookup.cpp b/alpm/packageinfolookup.cpp
index 854ded2..cd6fa4a 100644
--- a/alpm/packageinfolookup.cpp
+++ b/alpm/packageinfolookup.cpp
@@ -1,49 +1,101 @@
 #include "./packageinfolookup.h"
 #include "./repository.h"
 
+#include <cassert>
+
+using namespace std;
+
 namespace RepoIndex {
 
-PackageInfoLookup::PackageInfoLookup(Manager &manager, const QJsonObject &packageSelection, Manager::PackageInfoPart part, QObject *parent) :
-    PackageLookup(parent)
+PackageInfoLookup::PackageInfoLookup(Manager &manager, const QJsonObject &request, QObject *parent) :
+    PackageLookup(parent),
+    m_what(request.value(QStringLiteral("what")).toString()),
+    m_part(Manager::None)
 {
-    if(part != Manager::None) {
-        for(auto i = packageSelection.constBegin(), end = packageSelection.constEnd(); i != end; ++i) {
-            if(auto *repo = manager.repositoryByName(i.key())) {
-                QStringList packagesToBeRequested;
-                for(const auto &entry : i.value().toArray()) {
-                    const auto entryObj = entry.toObject();
-                    const auto pkgName = entryObj.value(QStringLiteral("name")).toString();
-                    if(!pkgName.isEmpty()) {
-                        packagesToBeRequested << pkgName;
-                    }
+    m_id = request.value(QStringLiteral("id"));
+    if(m_what == QLatin1String("basicpkginfo")) {
+        m_part = Manager::Basics;
+    } else if(m_what == QLatin1String("pkgdetails")) {
+        m_part = Manager::Details;
+    } else if(m_what == QLatin1String("fullpkginfo")) {
+        m_part = Manager::Basics | Manager::Details;
+    } else {
+        QJsonObject errorObj;
+        errorObj.insert(QStringLiteral("error"), QStringLiteral("invalid_request"));
+        m_results << errorObj;
+        return;
+    }
+    m_packageSelection = request.value(QStringLiteral("sel")).toObject();
+    for(auto i = m_packageSelection.constBegin(), end = m_packageSelection.constEnd(); i != end; ++i) {
+        if(auto *repo = manager.repositoryByName(i.key())) {
+            QStringList packagesToBeRequested;
+            for(const auto &entry : i.value().toArray()) {
+                const auto entryObj = entry.toObject();
+                const auto pkgName = entryObj.value(QStringLiteral("name")).toString();
+                if(!pkgName.isEmpty()) {
+                    packagesToBeRequested << pkgName;
                 }
-                if(!packagesToBeRequested.isEmpty()) {
-                    if(const auto *reply = (part & Manager::Details ? repo->requestFullPackageInfo(packagesToBeRequested) : repo->requestPackageInfo(packagesToBeRequested))) {
-                        connect(reply, &PackageReply::resultsAvailable, this, &PackageInfoLookup::addResults);
-                        ++m_remainingReplies;
-                    } else {
-                        // no need to request any of the packages
-                    }
-                }
-            } else {
-                // specified repository can not be found
-                QJsonObject errorObj;
-                errorObj.insert(QStringLiteral("repo"), i.key());
-                errorObj.insert(QStringLiteral("error"), QStringLiteral("na"));
-                m_results << errorObj;
             }
+            if(!packagesToBeRequested.isEmpty()) {
+                if(const auto *reply = (m_part & Manager::Details ? repo->requestFullPackageInfo(packagesToBeRequested) : repo->requestPackageInfo(packagesToBeRequested))) {
+                    connect(reply, &PackageReply::resultsAvailable, this, &PackageInfoLookup::addResultsFromReply);
+                    ++m_remainingReplies;
+                } else {
+                    // no need to request any of the packages
+                    addResultsDirectly(packagesToBeRequested, repo);
+                }
+            }
+        } else {
+            // specified repository can not be found
+            QJsonObject errorObj;
+            errorObj.insert(QStringLiteral("repo"), i.key());
+            errorObj.insert(QStringLiteral("error"), QStringLiteral("na"));
+            m_results << errorObj;
         }
     }
 }
 
-void PackageInfoLookup::addResults()
+void PackageInfoLookup::addResultsDirectly(const QStringList &packageNames, const Repository *repo)
+{
+    const auto &packages = repo->packages();
+    for(const auto &packageName : packageNames) {
+        QJsonObject res;
+        res.insert(QStringLiteral("name"), packageName);
+        res.insert(QStringLiteral("repo"), repo->name());
+        // TODO: remember index
+        const auto index = m_packageSelection.value(repo->name()).toObject().value(packageName).toObject().value(QStringLiteral("index"));
+        if(!index.isNull() && !index.isUndefined()) {
+            res.insert(QStringLiteral("index"), index);
+        }
+        bool avail = false;
+        try {
+            if(const auto &pkg = packages.at(packageName)) {
+                avail = true;
+                if(m_part & Manager::Basics) {
+                    res.insert(QStringLiteral("basics"), pkg->basicInfo());
+                }
+                if(m_part & Manager::Details) {
+                    res.insert(QStringLiteral("details"), pkg->detailedInfo());
+                }
+            }
+        } catch(const out_of_range &) {
+        }
+        if(!avail) {
+            res.insert(QStringLiteral("error"), QStringLiteral("na"));
+        }
+        m_results << res;
+    }
+}
+
+void PackageInfoLookup::addResultsFromReply()
 {
     assert(m_remainingReplies);
     auto *reply = static_cast<PackageReply *>(sender());
-    m_results << reply->;
     reply->deleteLater();
+    const auto *repo = reply->repository();
+    addResultsDirectly(reply->requestedPackages(), repo);
     if(!--m_remainingReplies) {
-        emit resultsAvailable(QStringLiteral("pkginfo"), m_id, m_results);
+        emit resultsAvailable(m_what, m_id, m_results);
         deleteLater();
     }
 }
diff --git a/alpm/packageinfolookup.h b/alpm/packageinfolookup.h
index cdacd93..ae3683e 100644
--- a/alpm/packageinfolookup.h
+++ b/alpm/packageinfolookup.h
@@ -10,11 +10,16 @@ class PackageInfoLookup : public PackageLookup
 {
     Q_OBJECT
 public:
-    explicit PackageInfoLookup(Manager &manager, const QJsonObject &packageSelection, Manager::PackageInfoPart part, QObject *parent = nullptr);
+    explicit PackageInfoLookup(Manager &manager, const QJsonObject &request, QObject *parent = nullptr);
+
+private slots:
+    void addResultsDirectly(const QStringList &packageNames, const Repository *repo);
+    void addResultsFromReply();
 
 private:
-    void addResults();
-
+    const QString m_what;
+    Manager::PackageInfoParts m_part;
+    QJsonObject m_packageSelection;
     QList<Package *> m_packages;
 
 };
diff --git a/alpm/packagelookup.cpp b/alpm/packagelookup.cpp
index c7b4094..1936236 100644
--- a/alpm/packagelookup.cpp
+++ b/alpm/packagelookup.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1 @@
 #include "./packagelookup.h"
-
-
-
diff --git a/alpm/repository.cpp b/alpm/repository.cpp
index c98ee61..c8cb458 100644
--- a/alpm/repository.cpp
+++ b/alpm/repository.cpp
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ QJsonObject Repository::suggestions(const QString &term) const
 //        }
 //    }
     for(const auto &pkgEntry : packages()) {
-        if(pkgEntry.first.compare(term, Qt::CaseInsensitive) == 0) {
+        if(pkgEntry.first.contains(term, Qt::CaseInsensitive)) {
             suggestions << pkgEntry.first;
         }
     }
diff --git a/alpm/repository.h b/alpm/repository.h
index 2c4234e..c48c840 100644
--- a/alpm/repository.h
+++ b/alpm/repository.h
@@ -45,27 +45,36 @@ class PackageReply : public Reply
 {
     Q_OBJECT
 public:
-    PackageReply(QNetworkReply *networkReply, std::map<QString, std::unique_ptr<Package> > &packages);
-    PackageReply(const QList<QNetworkReply *> &networkReplies, std::map<QString, std::unique_ptr<Package> > &packages);
-    const std::map<QString, std::unique_ptr<Package> > &packages() const;
+    PackageReply(QNetworkReply *networkReply, const QStringList &requestedPackages, Repository *repo);
+    PackageReply(const QList<QNetworkReply *> &networkReplies, const QStringList &requestedPackages, Repository *repo);
+    const QStringList &requestedPackages() const;
+    const Repository *repository() const;
 
 protected:
-    std::map<QString, std::unique_ptr<Package> > &m_packages;
+    QStringList m_requestedPackages;
+    Repository *m_repo;
 };
 
-inline PackageReply::PackageReply(QNetworkReply *networkReply, std::map<QString, std::unique_ptr<Package> > &packages) :
+inline PackageReply::PackageReply(QNetworkReply *networkReply, const QStringList &requestedPackages, Repository *repo) :
     Reply(networkReply),
-    m_packages(packages)
+    m_requestedPackages(requestedPackages),
+    m_repo(repo)
 {}
 
-inline PackageReply::PackageReply(const QList<QNetworkReply *> &networkReplies, std::map<QString, std::unique_ptr<Package> > &packages) :
+inline PackageReply::PackageReply(const QList<QNetworkReply *> &networkReplies, const QStringList &requestedPackages, Repository *repo) :
     Reply(networkReplies),
-    m_packages(packages)
+    m_requestedPackages(requestedPackages),
+    m_repo(repo)
 {}
 
-inline const std::map<QString, std::unique_ptr<Package> > &PackageReply::packages() const
+inline const QStringList &PackageReply::requestedPackages() const
 {
-    return m_packages;
+    return m_requestedPackages;
+}
+
+inline const Repository *PackageReply::repository() const
+{
+    return m_repo;
 }
 
 class SuggestionsReply : public Reply
diff --git a/alpm/upgradelookup.h b/alpm/upgradelookup.h
index 2617ad1..53475fc 100644
--- a/alpm/upgradelookup.h
+++ b/alpm/upgradelookup.h
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ private slots:
 protected:
     explicit UpgradeLookup(QObject *parent = nullptr);
 
+
     Repository *m_toCheck;
     unsigned int m_remainingProcesses;
     bool m_firstFinished;
@@ -136,6 +137,8 @@ class UpgradeLookupJson : public UpgradeLookup
 public:
     explicit UpgradeLookupJson(Manager &manager, const QJsonObject &request, QObject *parent = nullptr);
     const QJsonArray &errors() const;
+    QJsonArray results() const;
+    bool finished() const;
 
 signals:
     void resultsAvailable(const QJsonValue &what, const QJsonValue &id, const QJsonValue &value);
@@ -158,6 +161,16 @@ inline const QJsonArray &UpgradeLookupJson::errors() const
     return m_errorsArray;
 }
 
+inline QJsonArray UpgradeLookupJson::results() const
+{
+    return QJsonArray(); // results are currently only returned by emitting resultsAvailable()
+}
+
+inline bool UpgradeLookupJson::finished() const
+{
+    return !m_remainingProcesses && m_errorsArray.isEmpty();
+}
+
 class UpgradeLookupCli : public UpgradeLookup
 {
     Q_OBJECT
diff --git a/network/connection.cpp b/network/connection.cpp
index 915f8b1..7b55453 100644
--- a/network/connection.cpp
+++ b/network/connection.cpp
@@ -71,6 +71,28 @@ void Connection::sendResults(const QJsonValue &what, const QJsonValue &id, const
     sendJson(response);
 }
 
+template<class Lookup, typename... Args>
+void Connection::performLookup(const QJsonObject &request, Args &&...args)
+{
+    auto *lookup = new Lookup(forward<Args>(args)...);
+    if(lookup->finished()) {
+        // the lookup has already finished when constructing the lookup object
+        // -> send the results immidiately
+        sendResult(request.value(QStringLiteral("what")), request.value(QStringLiteral("id")), lookup->results());
+    } else if(!lookup->errors().isEmpty()) {
+        // error occured during the construction of the lookup object
+        // -> send the errors immidiately
+        QJsonObject results;
+        results.insert(QStringLiteral("errors"), lookup->errors());
+        sendResult(request.value(QStringLiteral("what")), request.value(QStringLiteral("id")), results);
+    } else {
+        // the lookup object has been created without errors but the lookup is not done yet
+        // -> send results when available
+        connect(lookup, &Lookup::resultsAvailable, this, &Connection::sendResult);
+    }
+    // in any case: the lookup object destroys itself
+}
+
 void Connection::handleQuery(const QJsonObject &obj)
 {
     const auto what = obj.value(QStringLiteral("what")).toString();
@@ -79,39 +101,14 @@ void Connection::handleQuery(const QJsonObject &obj)
         m_repoInfoUpdatesRequested = obj.value(QStringLiteral("updates")).toBool(m_repoInfoUpdatesRequested);
         sendResult(what, id, m_manager.basicRepoInfo());
     } else if(what == QLatin1String("basicpkginfo") || what == QLatin1String("pkgdetails") || what == QLatin1String("fullpkginfo")) {
-        auto *packageInfoLookup = new PackageInfoLookup(m_manager, obj);
-        if(packageInfoLookup->finished()) {
-            sendResult(what, id, packageInfoLookup->results());
-        } else if(!packageInfoLookup->errors().isEmpty()) {
-            QJsonObject results;
-            results.insert(QStringLiteral("errors"), packageInfoLookup->errors());
-            sendResult(what, id, results);
-        } else {
-            connect(packageInfoLookup, &SuggestionsLookup::resultsAvailable, this, &Connection::sendResult);
-        }
+        performLookup<PackageInfoLookup>(obj, m_manager, obj);
     } else if(what == QLatin1String("groupinfo")) {
         m_groupInfoUpdatesRequested = obj.value(QStringLiteral("updates")).toBool(m_groupInfoUpdatesRequested);
         sendResults(what, id, m_manager.groupInfo());
     } else if(what == QLatin1String("suggestions")) {
-        auto *suggestionsLookup = new SuggestionsLookup(m_manager, obj);
-        if(suggestionsLookup->finished()) {
-            sendResult(what, id, suggestionsLookup->results());
-        } else if(!suggestionsLookup->errors().isEmpty()) {
-            QJsonObject results;
-            results.insert(QStringLiteral("errors"), suggestionsLookup->errors());
-            sendResult(what, id, results);
-        } else {
-            connect(suggestionsLookup, &SuggestionsLookup::resultsAvailable, this, &Connection::sendResult);
-        }
+        performLookup<SuggestionsLookup>(obj, m_manager, obj);
     } else if(what == QLatin1String("upgradelookup")) {
-        auto *upgradeLookup = new UpgradeLookupJson(m_manager, obj);
-        if(upgradeLookup->errors().isEmpty()) {
-            connect(upgradeLookup, &UpgradeLookupJson::resultsAvailable, this, &Connection::sendResult);
-        } else {
-            QJsonObject results;
-            results.insert(QStringLiteral("errors"), upgradeLookup->errors());
-            sendResult(what, id, results);
-        }
+        performLookup<UpgradeLookupJson>(obj, m_manager, obj);
     } else if(what == QLatin1String("ping")) {
         sendResult(what, id, QStringLiteral("pong"));
     } else {
diff --git a/network/connection.h b/network/connection.h
index f5bb3af..bc02424 100644
--- a/network/connection.h
+++ b/network/connection.h
@@ -31,12 +31,12 @@ private:
     void sendError(const QString &msg, const QJsonValue &id = QJsonValue());
     void handleQuery(const QJsonObject &obj);
     void handleCmd(const QJsonObject &obj);
+    template<class Lookup, typename... Args> void performLookup(const QJsonObject &request, Args &&...args);
 
     QWebSocket *m_socket;
     RepoIndex::Manager &m_manager;
     bool m_repoInfoUpdatesRequested;
     bool m_groupInfoUpdatesRequested;
-
 };
 
 }
diff --git a/network/userrepository.cpp b/network/userrepository.cpp
index a918605..1cad5e5 100644
--- a/network/userrepository.cpp
+++ b/network/userrepository.cpp
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ QUrl UserRepository::m_aurPkgbuildUrl = QUrl(QStringLiteral("https://aur.archlin
 QUrl UserRepository::m_aurSrcInfoUrl = QUrl(QStringLiteral("https://aur.archlinux.org/cgit/aur.git/plain/.SRCINFO"));
 QString UserRepository::m_aurSnapshotPath = QStringLiteral("https://aur.archlinux.org/cgit/aur.git/snapshot/%1.tar.gz");
 
-AurPackageReply::AurPackageReply(QNetworkReply *networkReply, UserRepository *userRepo) :
-    PackageReply(networkReply, userRepo->packages()),
+AurPackageReply::AurPackageReply(QNetworkReply *networkReply, const QStringList &requestedPackages, UserRepository *userRepo) :
+    PackageReply(networkReply, requestedPackages, userRepo),
     m_userRepo(userRepo)
 {}
 
@@ -46,13 +46,14 @@ void AurPackageReply::processData()
         //QByteArray data = m_networkReply->readAll();
         //cerr << shchar << "AUR reply: " << data.data() << endl;
         //const QJsonDocument doc = QJsonDocument::fromJson(data, &error);
-        const QJsonDocument doc = QJsonDocument::fromJson(reply->readAll(), &error);
+        const auto doc = QJsonDocument::fromJson(reply->readAll(), &error);
+        auto &packages = m_repo->packages();
         if(error.error == QJsonParseError::NoError) {
             for(const auto &result : doc.object().value(QStringLiteral("results")).toArray()) {
                 QJsonObject obj = result.toObject();
                 QString packageName = obj.value(QStringLiteral("Name")).toString();
                 if(!packageName.isEmpty()) {
-                    auto &package = m_packages[packageName];
+                    auto &package = packages[packageName];
                     if(package) {
                         static_cast<AurPackage *>(package.get())->putJson(obj);
                     } else {
@@ -69,8 +70,8 @@ void AurPackageReply::processData()
     emit resultsAvailable();
 }
 
-AurFullPackageReply::AurFullPackageReply(const QList<QNetworkReply *> &networkReplies, UserRepository *userRepo) :
-    PackageReply(networkReplies, userRepo->packages()),
+AurFullPackageReply::AurFullPackageReply(const QList<QNetworkReply *> &networkReplies, const QStringList &requestedPackages, UserRepository *userRepo) :
+    PackageReply(networkReplies, requestedPackages, userRepo),
     m_userRepo(userRepo)
 {}
 
@@ -122,7 +123,7 @@ void AurSuggestionsReply::processData()
         //QByteArray data = m_networkReply->readAll();
         //cerr << shchar << "AUR reply: " << data.data() << endl;
         //const QJsonDocument doc = QJsonDocument::fromJson(data, &error);
-        const QJsonDocument doc = QJsonDocument::fromJson(reply->readAll(), &error);
+        const auto doc = QJsonDocument::fromJson(reply->readAll(), &error);
         if(error.error == QJsonParseError::NoError) {
             auto &packages = m_repo->packages();
             if(doc.isObject()) {
@@ -226,7 +227,7 @@ AurPackageReply *UserRepository::requestPackageInfo(const QStringList &packageNa
         auto url = m_aurRpcUrl;
         query.addQueryItem(rpcRequestTypeKey, rpcRequestTypeMultiInfo);
         url.setQuery(query);
-        return new AurPackageReply(m_networkAccessManager.get(QNetworkRequest(url)), this);
+        return new AurPackageReply(m_networkAccessManager.get(QNetworkRequest(url)), packageNames, this);
     }
 }
 
@@ -252,7 +253,7 @@ AurFullPackageReply *UserRepository::requestFullPackageInfo(const QStringList &p
     if(replies.isEmpty()) {
         return nullptr;
     } else {
-        return new AurFullPackageReply(replies, this);
+        return new AurFullPackageReply(replies, packageNames, this);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/network/userrepository.h b/network/userrepository.h
index 19a8794..8619254 100644
--- a/network/userrepository.h
+++ b/network/userrepository.h
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ class AurPackageReply : public PackageReply
 {
     Q_OBJECT
 public:
-    AurPackageReply(QNetworkReply *networkReply, UserRepository *userRepo);
+    AurPackageReply(QNetworkReply *networkReply, const QStringList &requestedPackages, UserRepository *userRepo);
 
 private slots:
     void processData();
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ class AurFullPackageReply : public PackageReply
 {
     Q_OBJECT
 public:
-    AurFullPackageReply(const QList<QNetworkReply *> &networkReplies, UserRepository *userRepo);
+    AurFullPackageReply(const QList<QNetworkReply *> &networkReplies, const QStringList &requestedPackages, UserRepository *userRepo);
 
 private slots:
     void processData();