Commented Issue: npm Package manager fails to retrieve published package list [1252]

Sometimes, when I right click npm and select "Manage npm Modules", the package manages says "Loading published package list", but it comes back empty. See screenshot here: 

I am still able to install packages using the npm command, but they are not added to packages.json and I have to call npm init manually.
Comments: Oh, and a screenshot after refreshing (before you close the dialog) thx