diff --git a/pkg/cmd/addon/install.go b/pkg/cmd/addon/install.go
index 159a4b2b8..52bbb3d38 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/addon/install.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/addon/install.go
@@ -114,6 +114,9 @@ func newInstallCmd(f cmdutil.Factory, streams genericiooptions.IOStreams) *cobra
 		Short:   "install KubeBlocks addon",
 		Args:    cobra.ExactArgs(1),
 		Example: addonInstallExample,
+		PersistentPreRun: func(_ *cobra.Command, _ []string) {
+			util.CheckErr(addDefaultIndex())
+		},
 		Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 			o.name = args[0]
 			util.CheckErr(o.Complete())
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/addon/search.go b/pkg/cmd/addon/search.go
index d05063d8a..067b7abb5 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/addon/search.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/addon/search.go
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ func newSearchCmd(streams genericiooptions.IOStreams) *cobra.Command {
 		Args:  cobra.ExactArgs(1),
 		PersistentPreRun: func(cmd *cobra.Command, _ []string) {
 			util.CheckErr(util.EnableLogToFile(cmd.Flags()))
+			util.CheckErr(addDefaultIndex())
 		},
 		Run: func(_ *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 			util.CheckErr(search(args, streams.Out))