diff --git a/plugins/headlamp-plugin/bin/headlamp-plugin.js b/plugins/headlamp-plugin/bin/headlamp-plugin.js
index 13522ef6a95..2d4e7de6d5c 100755
--- a/plugins/headlamp-plugin/bin/headlamp-plugin.js
+++ b/plugins/headlamp-plugin/bin/headlamp-plugin.js
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ function create(name, link) {
         .split('$${name}')
         .join(name)
         .split('$${headlamp-plugin-version}')
-        .join(headlampPluginPkg.version)
+        .join(headlampPluginPkg.version),
     );
   }
 
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ function create(name, link) {
     });
   } catch (e) {
     console.error(
-      `Problem running npm install inside of "${dstFolder}" abs: "${resolve(dstFolder)}"`
+      `Problem running npm install inside of "${dstFolder}" abs: "${resolve(dstFolder)}"`,
     );
     return 3;
   }
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ function extract(pluginPackagesPath, outputPlugins) {
 
 /**
  * Start watching for changes, and build again if there are changes.
- * @returns {0} Exit code, where 0 is success.
+ * @returns {number} - Exit code, where 0 is success.
  */
 function start() {
   /**
@@ -271,22 +271,31 @@ function start() {
   /**
    * Inform if @kinvolk/headlamp-plugin is outdated.
    */
-  function informIfOutdated() {
-    console.log('Checking if headlamp-plugin is up to date...');
-    const outdated = getNpmOutdated();
-    if ('@kinvolk/headlamp-plugin' in outdated) {
-      const url = `https://github.com/kinvolk/headlamp/releases`;
-      console.warn(
-        '    @kinvolk/headlamp-plugin is out of date. Run the following command to upgrade \n' +
-          `    See release notes here: ${url}` +
-          '    npx @kinvolk/headlamp-plugin upgrade'
-      );
-    } else {
-      console.log('    @kinvolk/headlamp-plugin is up to date.');
-    }
+  async function informIfOutdated() {
+    console.log('Checking if @kinvolk/headlamp-plugin is up to date...');
+    child_process.exec('npm outdated --json', (error, stdout) => {
+      if (error) {
+        // npm outdated exit codes 1 when something is not up to date.
+        const result = stdout.toString();
+        const outdated = JSON.parse(result);
+        if ('@kinvolk/headlamp-plugin' in outdated) {
+          const url = `https://github.com/headlamp-k8s/headlamp/releases`;
+          console.warn(
+            '    @kinvolk/headlamp-plugin is out of date. Run the following command to upgrade \n' +
+              `    See release notes here: ${url}` +
+              '    npx @kinvolk/headlamp-plugin upgrade',
+          );
+          return;
+        }
+      }
+    });
   }
 
-  informIfOutdated();
+  setTimeout(() => {
+    informIfOutdated().catch(error => {
+      console.error('Error checking if @kinvolk/headlamp-plugin is up to date:', error);
+    });
+  }, 500);
 
   config.watch = true;
   config.mode = 'development';
@@ -373,7 +382,7 @@ function runScriptOnPackages(packageFolder, scriptName, cmdLine, env) {
       '..',
       '..',
       '..',
-      nodeModulesBinCmd
+      nodeModulesBinCmd,
     );
 
     if (fs.existsSync(nodeModulesBinCmd)) {
@@ -385,8 +394,8 @@ function runScriptOnPackages(packageFolder, scriptName, cmdLine, env) {
     } else {
       console.warn(
         `"${scriptCmd}" not found in "${resolve(nodeModulesBinCmd)}" or "${resolve(
-          upNodeModulesBinCmd
-        )}" or "${resolve(npxBinCmd)}".`
+          upNodeModulesBinCmd,
+        )}" or "${resolve(npxBinCmd)}".`,
       );
     }
 
@@ -432,7 +441,7 @@ function runScriptOnPackages(packageFolder, scriptName, cmdLine, env) {
       };
     });
     const failedErrorFolders = errorFolders.filter(
-      errFolder => errFolder.error !== runOnPackageReturn.success
+      errFolder => errFolder.error !== runOnPackageReturn.success,
     );
 
     if (failedErrorFolders.length === 0) {
@@ -453,14 +462,14 @@ function runScriptOnPackages(packageFolder, scriptName, cmdLine, env) {
     const folderErr = runOnFolderOfPackages(packageFolder);
     if (folderErr.error === runOnPackageReturn.notThere) {
       console.error(
-        `"${resolve(packageFolder)}" does not contain a package or packages. Not ${scriptName}-ing.`
+        `"${resolve(packageFolder)}" does not contain a package or packages. Not ${scriptName}-ing.`,
       );
       return 1; // failed
     } else if (folderErr.error === runOnPackageReturn.issue) {
       console.error(
         `Some in "${resolve(packageFolder)}" failed. Failed folders: ${folderErr.failedFolders.join(
-          ', '
-        )}`
+          ', ',
+        )}`,
       );
       return 1; // failed
     }
@@ -681,7 +690,7 @@ function upgrade(packageFolder, skipPackageUpdates, headlampPluginVersion) {
     const templateFolder = path.resolve(__dirname, '..', 'template');
     const packageJsonPath = path.join('.', 'package.json');
     const templatePackageJson = JSON.parse(
-      fs.readFileSync(path.join(templateFolder, 'package.json'), 'utf8')
+      fs.readFileSync(path.join(templateFolder, 'package.json'), 'utf8'),
     );
     const packageJson = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(packageJsonPath, 'utf8'));
     let configChanged = false;
@@ -702,8 +711,8 @@ function upgrade(packageFolder, skipPackageUpdates, headlampPluginVersion) {
           configChanged = true;
           console.log(
             `Updated package.json field ${keyName}.${key}: ${JSON.stringify(
-              packageJson[keyName][key]
-            )}`
+              packageJson[keyName][key],
+            )}`,
           );
         }
       });
@@ -859,7 +868,7 @@ function upgrade(packageFolder, skipPackageUpdates, headlampPluginVersion) {
     for (const folder of packageFolders) {
       if (failed) {
         console.error(
-          `Skipping "${folder.name}", because "${failed}" did not upgrade successfully.`
+          `Skipping "${folder.name}", because "${failed}" did not upgrade successfully.`,
         );
         continue;
       }
@@ -940,11 +949,11 @@ function storybook(packageFolder) {
         stdio: 'inherit',
         cwd: packageFolder,
         encoding: 'utf8',
-      }
+      },
     );
   } catch (e) {
     console.error(
-      `Problem running storybook dev inside of "${packageFolder}" abs: "${resolve(packageFolder)}"`
+      `Problem running storybook dev inside of "${packageFolder}" abs: "${resolve(packageFolder)}"`,
     );
     return 1;
   }
@@ -990,7 +999,7 @@ yargs(process.argv.slice(2))
     },
     argv => {
       process.exitCode = build(argv.package);
-    }
+    },
   )
   .command('start', 'Watch for changes and build plugin.', {}, () => {
     process.exitCode = start();
@@ -1012,7 +1021,7 @@ yargs(process.argv.slice(2))
     },
     argv => {
       process.exitCode = create(argv.name, argv.link);
-    }
+    },
   )
   .command(
     'extract <pluginPackages> <outputPlugins>',
@@ -1035,7 +1044,7 @@ yargs(process.argv.slice(2))
     },
     argv => {
       process.exitCode = extract(argv.pluginPackages, argv.outputPlugins);
-    }
+    },
   )
   .command(
     'format [package]',
@@ -1055,7 +1064,7 @@ yargs(process.argv.slice(2))
     },
     argv => {
       process.exitCode = format(argv.package, argv.check);
-    }
+    },
   )
   .command(
     'lint [package]',
@@ -1076,7 +1085,7 @@ yargs(process.argv.slice(2))
     },
     argv => {
       process.exitCode = lint(argv.package, argv.fix);
-    }
+    },
   )
   .command(
     'tsc [package]',
@@ -1092,7 +1101,7 @@ yargs(process.argv.slice(2))
     },
     argv => {
       process.exitCode = tsc(argv.package);
-    }
+    },
   )
   .command(
     'storybook [package]',
@@ -1106,7 +1115,7 @@ yargs(process.argv.slice(2))
     },
     argv => {
       process.exitCode = storybook(argv.package);
-    }
+    },
   )
   .command(
     'storybook-build [package]',
@@ -1121,7 +1130,7 @@ yargs(process.argv.slice(2))
     },
     argv => {
       process.exitCode = storybook_build(argv.package);
-    }
+    },
   )
   .command(
     'upgrade [package]',
@@ -1147,7 +1156,7 @@ yargs(process.argv.slice(2))
     },
     argv => {
       process.exitCode = upgrade(argv.package, argv.skipPackageUpdates, argv.headlampPluginVersion);
-    }
+    },
   )
   .command(
     'test [package]',
@@ -1161,7 +1170,7 @@ yargs(process.argv.slice(2))
     },
     argv => {
       process.exitCode = test(argv.package);
-    }
+    },
   )
   .demandCommand(1, '')
   .strict()