diff --git a/pkg/pluginmanager/manager.go b/pkg/pluginmanager/manager.go
index 5ded0d2b7..7bbc5fa1d 100644
--- a/pkg/pluginmanager/manager.go
+++ b/pkg/pluginmanager/manager.go
@@ -681,10 +681,19 @@ func DeletePlugin(options DeletePluginOptions) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// SyncPlugins automatically downloads all available plugins to users machine
+// SyncPlugins automatically installs all plugins of the current contexts
 func SyncPlugins() error {
 	log.Info("Checking for required plugins...")
-	plugins, err := AvailablePlugins()
+	var plugins []discovery.Discovered
+	var err error
+	if configlib.IsFeatureActivated(constants.FeatureCentralRepository) {
+		plugins, err = DiscoverServerPlugins()
+		if installedPlugins, err := pluginsupplier.GetInstalledServerPlugins(); err == nil {
+			setAvailablePluginsStatus(plugins, installedPlugins)
+		}
+	} else {
+		plugins, err = AvailablePlugins()
+	}
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}