diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index facfd45..1bce574 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -12,6 +12,11 @@
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Fixed
+
+- Fix `false` deprecated field flagging dependencies as deprecated (#122)
+- Fix registry affectation logic freezing the plugin
+
 ## [3.0.0] - 2024-08-01
 
 ### Removed
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 6980d11..6db7804 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ pluginGroup = com.github.warningimhack3r.npmupdatedependencies
 pluginName = npm-update-dependencies
 pluginRepositoryUrl = https://github.com/WarningImHack3r/npm-update-dependencies
 # SemVer format -> https://semver.org
-pluginVersion = 3.0.0
+pluginVersion = 3.0.1
 
 # Supported build number ranges and IntelliJ Platform versions -> https://plugins.jetbrains.com/docs/intellij/build-number-ranges.html
 pluginSinceBuild = 223
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ platformPlugins =
 platformBundledPlugins =
 
 # Gradle Releases -> https://github.com/gradle/gradle/releases
-gradleVersion = 8.9
+gradleVersion = 8.10
 
 # Opt-out flag for bundling Kotlin standard library -> https://jb.gg/intellij-platform-kotlin-stdlib
 kotlin.stdlib.default.dependency = false
diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index 6c2eac8..a2cc516 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@ semver4j = "5.3.0"
 # plugins
 changelog = "2.2.1"
 intellijPlatform = "2.0.1"
-kotlin = "2.0.10"
+kotlin = "2.0.20"
 kover = "0.8.3"
 qodana = "2024.1.9"
-serialization = "1.7.1"
+serialization = "1.7.2"
 
 [libraries]
 junit = { group = "junit", name = "junit", version.ref = "junit" }
diff --git a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar
index 2c35211..a4b76b9 100644
Binary files a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar and b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar differ
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/com/github/warningimhack3r/npmupdatedependencies/backend/engine/NPMJSClient.kt b/src/main/kotlin/com/github/warningimhack3r/npmupdatedependencies/backend/engine/NPMJSClient.kt
index 117784e..cdbd3ff 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/com/github/warningimhack3r/npmupdatedependencies/backend/engine/NPMJSClient.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/com/github/warningimhack3r/npmupdatedependencies/backend/engine/NPMJSClient.kt
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 package com.github.warningimhack3r.npmupdatedependencies.backend.engine
 
+import com.github.warningimhack3r.npmupdatedependencies.backend.extensions.asBoolean
 import com.github.warningimhack3r.npmupdatedependencies.backend.extensions.asJsonArray
 import com.github.warningimhack3r.npmupdatedependencies.backend.extensions.asJsonObject
 import com.github.warningimhack3r.npmupdatedependencies.backend.extensions.asString
+import com.github.warningimhack3r.npmupdatedependencies.backend.extensions.isBlankOrEmpty
 import com.intellij.openapi.components.Service
 import com.intellij.openapi.components.service
 import com.intellij.openapi.diagnostic.logger
@@ -28,10 +30,8 @@ class NPMJSClient(private val project: Project) {
         log.info("Getting registry for package $packageName")
         val state = NUDState.getInstance(project)
         val shellRunner = ShellRunner.getInstance(project)
-        return state.packageRegistries[packageName].also {
-            if (it != null) {
-                log.debug("Registry for package $packageName found in cache: $it")
-            }
+        return state.packageRegistries[packageName]?.also {
+            log.debug("Registry for package $packageName found in cache: $it")
         } ?: shellRunner.execute(
             arrayOf("npm", "v", packageName, "dist.tarball")
         )?.trim()?.let { dist ->
@@ -48,11 +48,13 @@ class NPMJSClient(private val project: Project) {
                 return@let null.also {
                     log.debug("No dist.tarball found for package $packageName in any registry")
                 }
+            }.substringBefore("/$packageName").ifEmpty {
+                log.debug("No registry found for package $packageName")
+                return@let null
             }
-            val registry = computedRegistry.substringBefore("/$packageName")
-            log.info("Computed registry for package $packageName: $registry")
-            state.packageRegistries[packageName] = registry
-            registry
+            log.info("Computed registry for package $packageName: $computedRegistry")
+            state.packageRegistries[packageName] = computedRegistry
+            computedRegistry
         } ?: NPMJS_REGISTRY.also {
             log.info("Using default registry for package $packageName")
         }
@@ -82,15 +84,13 @@ class NPMJSClient(private val project: Project) {
         log.info("Getting latest version for package $packageName")
         val registry = getRegistry(packageName)
         val json = getBodyAsJSON("${registry}/$packageName/latest")
-        return json?.get("version")?.asString.also {
-            if (it != null) {
-                log.info("Latest version for package $packageName found in cache: $it")
-            }
+        return json?.get("version")?.asString?.also {
+            log.info("Latest version for package $packageName found online: $it")
         } ?: ShellRunner.getInstance(project).execute(
             arrayOf("npm", "v", packageName, "version", "--registry=$registry")
         )?.trim()?.let { it.ifEmpty { null } }.also {
             if (it != null) {
-                log.info("Latest version for package $packageName found: $it")
+                log.info("Latest version for package $packageName found locally: $it")
             } else {
                 log.warn("Latest version for package $packageName not found")
             }
@@ -101,11 +101,9 @@ class NPMJSClient(private val project: Project) {
         log.info("Getting all versions for package $packageName")
         val registry = getRegistry(packageName)
         val json = getBodyAsJSON("${registry}/$packageName")
-        return json?.get("versions")?.asJsonObject?.keys?.toList().also {
-            if (it != null) {
-                log.info("All versions for package $packageName found in cache (${it.size} versions)")
-                log.debug("Versions in cache for $packageName: $it")
-            }
+        return json?.get("versions")?.asJsonObject?.keys?.toList()?.also {
+            log.info("All versions for package $packageName found in online (${it.size} versions)")
+            log.debug("Versions for $packageName: $it")
         } ?: ShellRunner.getInstance(project).execute(
             arrayOf("npm", "v", packageName, "versions", "--json", "--registry=$registry")
         )?.trim()?.let { versions ->
@@ -122,11 +120,9 @@ class NPMJSClient(private val project: Project) {
             } else {
                 listOf(versions.replace("\"", ""))
             }
-        }.also { versions ->
-            if (versions != null) {
-                log.info("All versions for package $packageName found (${versions.size} versions)")
-                log.debug("Versions for $packageName: $versions")
-            }
+        }?.also { versions ->
+            log.info("All versions for package $packageName found locally (${versions.size} versions)")
+            log.debug("Local versions for $packageName: $versions")
         }
     }
 
@@ -134,15 +130,33 @@ class NPMJSClient(private val project: Project) {
         log.info("Getting deprecation status for package $packageName")
         val registry = getRegistry(packageName)
         val json = getBodyAsJSON("${registry}/$packageName/latest")
-        return json?.get("deprecated")?.asString.also {
-            if (it != null) {
-                log.info("Deprecation status for package $packageName found in cache: $it")
+
+        fun deprecationStatus(deprecation: String, local: Boolean = false): String? {
+            log.debug("Deprecation status for package $packageName before transformation: $deprecation")
+            return with(deprecation) {
+                when {
+                    local && isBlankOrEmpty() -> null
+                    equals("true", ignoreCase = true) || (!local && isBlankOrEmpty()) -> "Deprecated"
+                    equals("false", ignoreCase = true) -> null
+                    else -> this
+                }
+            }.also { reason ->
+                log.debug("Deprecation status for package $packageName after transformation: $reason")
             }
+        }
+
+        return json?.get("deprecated")?.let { deprecation ->
+            log.debug("Deprecation status for package $packageName found online: $deprecation")
+            if (deprecation.asBoolean == true) {
+                "Deprecated"
+            } else deprecation.asString?.let { deprecationStatus(it) }
+        }?.also { reason ->
+            log.info("Online deprecation after transformation: $reason")
         } ?: ShellRunner.getInstance(project).execute(
             arrayOf("npm", "v", packageName, "deprecated", "--registry=$registry")
-        )?.trim()?.let { it.ifEmpty { null } }.also {
-            if (it != null) {
-                log.info("Deprecation status for package $packageName found: $it")
+        )?.trim()?.let { deprecationStatus(it, local = true) }.also { reason ->
+            if (reason != null) {
+                log.info("Deprecation status for package $packageName found locally: $reason")
             } else {
                 log.debug("No deprecation status found for package $packageName")
             }
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/com/github/warningimhack3r/npmupdatedependencies/backend/engine/ShellRunner.kt b/src/main/kotlin/com/github/warningimhack3r/npmupdatedependencies/backend/engine/ShellRunner.kt
index 6c7bbc7..668068b 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/com/github/warningimhack3r/npmupdatedependencies/backend/engine/ShellRunner.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/com/github/warningimhack3r/npmupdatedependencies/backend/engine/ShellRunner.kt
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ class ShellRunner(private val project: Project) {
 
     private val failedWindowsPrograms = mutableSetOf<String>()
 
-    private fun isWindows() = System.getProperty("os.name").lowercase().contains("win")
+    private fun isWindows() = System.getProperty("os.name").contains("win", ignoreCase = true)
 
     fun execute(command: Array<String>): String? {
         val program = command.firstOrNull() ?: return null.also {
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/com/github/warningimhack3r/npmupdatedependencies/backend/extensions/Extensions.kt b/src/main/kotlin/com/github/warningimhack3r/npmupdatedependencies/backend/extensions/Extensions.kt
index dc0efdf..b4e19d0 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/com/github/warningimhack3r/npmupdatedependencies/backend/extensions/Extensions.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/com/github/warningimhack3r/npmupdatedependencies/backend/extensions/Extensions.kt
@@ -3,13 +3,15 @@ package com.github.warningimhack3r.npmupdatedependencies.backend.extensions
 import com.intellij.json.psi.JsonValue
 import kotlinx.coroutines.*
 import kotlinx.serialization.json.JsonElement
+import kotlinx.serialization.json.booleanOrNull
+import kotlinx.serialization.json.contentOrNull
 import kotlinx.serialization.json.jsonArray
 import kotlinx.serialization.json.jsonObject
 import kotlinx.serialization.json.jsonPrimitive
 
 fun <T> safeConversion(block: () -> T): T? = try {
     block()
-} catch (_: Exception) {
+} catch (_: IllegalArgumentException) {
     null
 }
 
@@ -20,7 +22,10 @@ val JsonElement.asJsonArray
     get() = safeConversion { jsonArray }
 
 val JsonElement.asString
-    get() = safeConversion { jsonPrimitive.content }
+    get() = jsonPrimitive.contentOrNull
+
+val JsonElement.asBoolean
+    get() = jsonPrimitive.booleanOrNull
 
 fun JsonValue.stringValue(): String = text.replace("\"", "")
 
@@ -28,3 +33,5 @@ fun JsonValue.stringValue(): String = text.replace("\"", "")
 fun <T, R> Iterable<T>.parallelMap(mapper: suspend (T) -> R) = runBlocking(SupervisorJob() + Dispatchers.Default) {
     coroutineScope { map { async { mapper(it) } }.awaitAll() }
 }
+
+fun String.isBlankOrEmpty() = isBlank() || isEmpty()
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/com/github/warningimhack3r/npmupdatedependencies/errorsubmitter/GitHubErrorReportSubmitter.kt b/src/main/kotlin/com/github/warningimhack3r/npmupdatedependencies/errorsubmitter/GitHubErrorReportSubmitter.kt
index 5f0b8f9..26a6b6a 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/com/github/warningimhack3r/npmupdatedependencies/errorsubmitter/GitHubErrorReportSubmitter.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/com/github/warningimhack3r/npmupdatedependencies/errorsubmitter/GitHubErrorReportSubmitter.kt
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ class GitHubErrorReportSubmitter : ErrorReportSubmitter() {
             var causedByLastIndex = -1
             val splitStackTrace = stackTrace.split("\n")
             splitStackTrace.reversed().forEachIndexed { index, s ->
-                if (s.lowercase().startsWith("caused by")) {
+                if (s.startsWith("caused by", ignoreCase = true)) {
                     causedByLastIndex = splitStackTrace.size - index
                     return@forEachIndexed
                 }
@@ -77,10 +77,10 @@ class GitHubErrorReportSubmitter : ErrorReportSubmitter() {
                                 && !line.startsWith("at kotlinx.")
                                 && !line.startsWith("at com.intellij.")
                     }.joinToString("\n"),
-                    /*"device-os" to with(System.getProperty("os.name").lowercase()) {
+                    /*"device-os" to with(System.getProperty("os.name")) {
                         when { // Windows, macOS or Linux
-                            startsWith("windows") -> "Windows"
-                            startsWith("mac") -> "macOS"
+                            startsWith("windows", ignoreCase = true) -> "Windows"
+                            startsWith("mac", ignoreCase = true) -> "macOS"
                             else -> "Linux"
                         }
                     },*/ // currently cannot be set (https://github.com/orgs/community/discussions/44983)