diff --git a/enclave-manager/web/cypress/e2e/enclaveList.cy.ts b/enclave-manager/web/cypress/e2e/enclaveList.cy.ts
index 99a7a993ba..998e4a16ee 100644
--- a/enclave-manager/web/cypress/e2e/enclaveList.cy.ts
+++ b/enclave-manager/web/cypress/e2e/enclaveList.cy.ts
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ describe("Enclave List", () => {
     cy.contains("Script completed", { timeout: 10 * 1000 });
   });
 
-  it.only("Shows a new enclave in the list", () => {
+  it("Shows a new enclave in the list", () => {
     cy.goToEnclaveList();
     cy.contains("tr", enclaveName).should("not.exist");
 
diff --git a/enclave-manager/web/cypress/e2e/enclave/service/logging.cy.ts b/enclave-manager/web/cypress/e2e/enclaves/enclave/service/logging.cy.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from enclave-manager/web/cypress/e2e/enclave/service/logging.cy.ts
rename to enclave-manager/web/cypress/e2e/enclaves/enclave/service/logging.cy.ts
diff --git a/enclave-manager/web/cypress/e2e/enclaves/packageSearch.cy.ts b/enclave-manager/web/cypress/e2e/enclaves/packageSearch.cy.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d47a032f57
--- /dev/null
+++ b/enclave-manager/web/cypress/e2e/enclaves/packageSearch.cy.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+describe("New Enclave package search", () => {
+  it("Can find an enclave by exact name", () => {
+    cy.goToEnclaveList();
+    cy.contains("New Enclave").click();
+    cy.contains("Package Template Repo").should("not.exist");
+    cy.focused().type("github.com/kurtosis-tech/package-template-repo");
+    cy.contains("Package Template Repo");
+  });
+});
diff --git a/enclave-manager/web/packages/app/src/emui/catalog/CatalogContext.tsx b/enclave-manager/web/packages/app/src/emui/catalog/CatalogContext.tsx
index 2e2a7b253e..577f13d542 100644
--- a/enclave-manager/web/packages/app/src/emui/catalog/CatalogContext.tsx
+++ b/enclave-manager/web/packages/app/src/emui/catalog/CatalogContext.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { Flex, Heading, Spinner } from "@chakra-ui/react";
 import { GetPackagesResponse, KurtosisPackage } from "kurtosis-cloud-indexer-sdk";
+import { ReadPackageResponse } from "kurtosis-cloud-indexer-sdk/build/kurtosis_package_indexer_pb";
 import { isDefined, SavedPackagesProvider } from "kurtosis-ui-components";
 import { createContext, PropsWithChildren, useCallback, useContext, useEffect, useState } from "react";
 import { Result } from "true-myth";
@@ -8,6 +9,7 @@ import { loadSavedPackageNames, storeSavedPackages } from "./storage";
 
 export type CatalogState = {
   catalog: Result<GetPackagesResponse, string>;
+  getSinglePackage: (packageName: string) => Promise<Result<ReadPackageResponse, string>>;
   refreshCatalog: () => Promise<Result<GetPackagesResponse, string>>;
 };
 
@@ -42,6 +44,13 @@ export const CatalogContextProvider = ({ children }: PropsWithChildren) => {
     });
   }, []);
 
+  const getSinglePackage = useCallback(
+    async (packageName: string) => {
+      return await packageIndexerClient.readPackage(packageName);
+    },
+    [packageIndexerClient],
+  );
+
   useEffect(() => {
     refreshCatalog();
   }, [refreshCatalog]);
@@ -58,7 +67,7 @@ export const CatalogContextProvider = ({ children }: PropsWithChildren) => {
   }
 
   return (
-    <CatalogContext.Provider value={{ catalog, refreshCatalog }}>
+    <CatalogContext.Provider value={{ catalog, refreshCatalog, getSinglePackage }}>
       <SavedPackagesProvider savedPackages={savedPackages} togglePackageSaved={togglePackageSaved}>
         {children}
       </SavedPackagesProvider>
diff --git a/enclave-manager/web/packages/app/src/emui/enclaves/components/configuration/drawer/bodies/PackageSelectBody.tsx b/enclave-manager/web/packages/app/src/emui/enclaves/components/configuration/drawer/bodies/PackageSelectBody.tsx
index c613da79ab..474a9ebf3c 100644
--- a/enclave-manager/web/packages/app/src/emui/enclaves/components/configuration/drawer/bodies/PackageSelectBody.tsx
+++ b/enclave-manager/web/packages/app/src/emui/enclaves/components/configuration/drawer/bodies/PackageSelectBody.tsx
@@ -10,16 +10,30 @@ import {
   InputGroup,
   InputLeftElement,
   InputRightElement,
+  Spinner,
   Text,
 } from "@chakra-ui/react";
 import { KurtosisPackage } from "kurtosis-cloud-indexer-sdk";
-import { FindCommand, KurtosisAlert, KurtosisPackageCardHorizontal, useSavedPackages } from "kurtosis-ui-components";
-import { ChangeEvent, useMemo, useRef, useState } from "react";
+import {
+  FindCommand,
+  isDefined,
+  KurtosisAlert,
+  KurtosisPackageCardHorizontal,
+  parsePackageUrl,
+  useSavedPackages,
+} from "kurtosis-ui-components";
+import { debounce } from "lodash";
+import { ChangeEvent, useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState } from "react";
 import { FiSearch } from "react-icons/fi";
 import { useCatalogContext } from "../../../../../catalog/CatalogContext";
 import { DrawerExpandCollapseButton } from "../DrawerExpandCollapseButton";
 import { DrawerSizes } from "../types";
 
+type ExactMatchState =
+  | { type: "loading"; url: string }
+  | { type: "loaded"; package: KurtosisPackage }
+  | { type: "error"; error: string };
+
 type PackageSelectBodyProps = {
   onPackageSelected: (kurtosisPackage: KurtosisPackage) => void;
   onClose: () => void;
@@ -35,7 +49,46 @@ export const PackageSelectBody = ({
   const searchRef = useRef<HTMLInputElement>(null);
   const [searchTerm, setSearchTerm] = useState("");
 
-  const { catalog } = useCatalogContext();
+  const [exactMatch, setExactMatch] = useState<ExactMatchState>();
+  const { catalog, getSinglePackage } = useCatalogContext();
+
+  const checkSinglePackageDebounced = useMemo(
+    () =>
+      debounce(
+        async (packageName: string) => {
+          const singlePackageResult = await getSinglePackage(packageName);
+          if (singlePackageResult.isErr) {
+            setExactMatch({ type: "error", error: singlePackageResult.error });
+            return;
+          }
+          if (isDefined(singlePackageResult.value.package)) {
+            setExactMatch({ type: "loaded", package: singlePackageResult.value.package });
+          }
+        },
+        1000,
+        { trailing: true, leading: false },
+      ),
+    [getSinglePackage],
+  );
+
+  const startCheckSinglePackage = useCallback(
+    async (packageName: string) => {
+      let isKurtosisPackageName = false;
+      try {
+        parsePackageUrl(packageName);
+        isKurtosisPackageName = true;
+      } catch (error: any) {
+        // This packageName isn't a kurtosis package url
+      }
+      if (isKurtosisPackageName) {
+        setExactMatch({ type: "loading", url: packageName });
+        checkSinglePackageDebounced(packageName);
+      } else {
+        setExactMatch(undefined);
+      }
+    },
+    [checkSinglePackageDebounced],
+  );
 
   const searchResults = useMemo(
     () =>
@@ -53,6 +106,10 @@ export const PackageSelectBody = ({
     setSearchTerm(e.target.value);
   };
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    startCheckSinglePackage(searchTerm);
+  }, [startCheckSinglePackage, searchTerm]);
+
   if (searchResults.isErr) {
     return (
       <DrawerBody>
@@ -92,6 +149,28 @@ export const PackageSelectBody = ({
             )}
           </InputRightElement>
         </InputGroup>
+        {isDefined(exactMatch) && (
+          <Flex flexDirection={"column"} gap={"10px"}>
+            <Text fontWeight={"semibold"} pt={"16px"} pb={"6px"}>
+              Exact Match
+            </Text>
+            {exactMatch.type === "loading" && (
+              <Flex flexDirection={"column"} alignItems={"center"}>
+                <Spinner />
+                <Text>Looking for a Kurtosis Package at {exactMatch.url}</Text>
+              </Flex>
+            )}
+            {exactMatch.type === "loaded" && (
+              <KurtosisPackageCardHorizontal
+                kurtosisPackage={exactMatch.package}
+                onClick={() => onPackageSelected(exactMatch.package)}
+              />
+            )}
+            {exactMatch.type === "error" && (
+              <KurtosisAlert message={"Error looking up package"} details={exactMatch.error} />
+            )}
+          </Flex>
+        )}
         {(searchTerm.length > 0 || savedPackages.length === 0) && (
           <Flex flexDirection={"column"} gap={"10px"}>
             <Text fontWeight={"semibold"} pt={"16px"} pb={"6px"}>
diff --git a/enclave-manager/web/packages/app/src/emui/enclaves/components/configuration/utils.ts b/enclave-manager/web/packages/app/src/emui/enclaves/components/configuration/utils.ts
index 0902c061e0..90ab3d0626 100644
--- a/enclave-manager/web/packages/app/src/emui/enclaves/components/configuration/utils.ts
+++ b/enclave-manager/web/packages/app/src/emui/enclaves/components/configuration/utils.ts
@@ -63,9 +63,12 @@ export function transformFormArgsToKurtosisArgs(data: Record<string, any>, kurto
       case ArgumentValueType.STRING:
         return value;
       case ArgumentValueType.JSON:
-        return YAML.parse(value);
       default:
-        return value;
+        try {
+          return YAML.parse(value);
+        } catch (error: any) {
+          return value;
+        }
     }
   };