diff --git a/lib/search.js b/lib/search.js
index 27d46b1bd..b21fd0dcb 100644
--- a/lib/search.js
+++ b/lib/search.js
@@ -12,7 +12,9 @@ function Search() {
 }
 
 Search.prototype.query = function(q) {
-  return this.index.search(q)
+	return q === '~'
+		? this.storage.config.localList.get().map( function( package ){ return { ref: package, score: 1 }; } )
+		: this.index.search(q);
 }
 
 Search.prototype.add = function(package) {
@@ -45,4 +47,3 @@ Search.prototype.configureStorage = function(storage) {
 }
 
 module.exports = Search()
-