diff --git a/comfyui_manager/glob/enums.py b/comfyui_manager/glob/enums.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bd4a57f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/comfyui_manager/glob/enums.py
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+import enum
+
+class NetworkMode(enum.Enum):
+    PUBLIC = "public"
+    PRIVATE = "private"
+    OFFLINE = "offline"
+
+class SecurityLevel(enum.Enum):
+    STRONG = "strong"
+    NORMAL = "normal"
+    NORMAL_MINUS = "normal-minus"
+    WEAK = "weak"
+
+class DBMode(enum.Enum):
+    LOCAL = "local"
+    CACHE = "cache"
+    REMOTE = "remote"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/comfyui_manager/glob/manager_core.py b/comfyui_manager/glob/manager_core.py
index 001a5f0c..3e199a2c 100644
--- a/comfyui_manager/glob/manager_core.py
+++ b/comfyui_manager/glob/manager_core.py
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ from . import manager_util
 from . import git_utils
 from . import manager_downloader
 from .node_package import InstalledNodePackage
-
+from .enums import NetworkMode, SecurityLevel, DBMode
 
 version_code = [4, 0]
 version_str = f"V{version_code[0]}.{version_code[1]}" + (f'.{version_code[2]}' if len(version_code) > 2 else '')
@@ -736,7 +736,7 @@ class UnifiedManager:
         self.unknown_active_nodes = {}    # node_id -> repo url * fullpath
         self.active_nodes = {}            # node_id -> node_version * fullpath
 
-        if get_config()['network_mode'] != 'public':
+        if get_config()['network_mode'] != 'public' or manager_util.is_manager_pip_package():
             dont_wait = True
 
         # reload 'cnr_map' and 'repo_cnr_map'
@@ -1671,9 +1671,9 @@ def read_config():
                     'model_download_by_agent': get_bool('model_download_by_agent', False),
                     'downgrade_blacklist': default_conf.get('downgrade_blacklist', '').lower(),
                     'always_lazy_install': get_bool('always_lazy_install', False),
-                    'network_mode': default_conf.get('network_mode', 'public').lower(),
-                    'security_level': default_conf.get('security_level', 'normal').lower(),
-                    'db_mode': default_conf.get('db_mode', 'cache').lower(),
+                    'network_mode': default_conf.get('network_mode', NetworkMode.PUBLIC.value).lower(),
+                    'security_level': default_conf.get('security_level', SecurityLevel.NORMAL.value).lower(),
+                    'db_mode': default_conf.get('db_mode', DBMode.CACHE.value).lower(),
                }
 
     except Exception:
@@ -1694,9 +1694,9 @@ def read_config():
             'model_download_by_agent': False,
             'downgrade_blacklist': '',
             'always_lazy_install': False,
-            'network_mode': 'public',   # public | private | offline
-            'security_level': 'normal', # strong | normal | normal- | weak
-            'db_mode': 'cache',         # local | cache | remote
+            'network_mode': NetworkMode.OFFLINE.value,
+            'security_level': SecurityLevel.NORMAL.value,
+            'db_mode': DBMode.CACHE.value,
         }
 
 
@@ -2193,7 +2193,7 @@ async def get_data_by_mode(mode, filename, channel_url=None):
             cache_uri = str(manager_util.simple_hash(uri))+'_'+filename
             cache_uri = os.path.join(manager_util.cache_dir, cache_uri)
 
-            if get_config()['network_mode'] == 'offline':
+            if get_config()['network_mode'] == 'offline' or manager_util.is_manager_pip_package():
                 # offline network mode
                 if os.path.exists(cache_uri):
                     json_obj = await manager_util.get_data(cache_uri)
diff --git a/comfyui_manager/glob/manager_server.py b/comfyui_manager/glob/manager_server.py
index a79e9b27..c10db2c3 100644
--- a/comfyui_manager/glob/manager_server.py
+++ b/comfyui_manager/glob/manager_server.py
@@ -25,7 +25,12 @@ from . import manager_downloader
 
 
 logging.info(f"### Loading: ComfyUI-Manager ({core.version_str})")
-logging.info("[ComfyUI-Manager] network_mode: " + core.get_config()['network_mode'])
+
+if not manager_util.is_manager_pip_package():
+    network_mode_description = "offline"
+else:
+    network_mode_description = core.get_config()['network_mode']
+logging.info("[ComfyUI-Manager] network_mode: " + network_mode_description)
 
 comfy_ui_hash = "-"
 comfyui_tag = None
@@ -1665,7 +1670,7 @@ async def default_cache_update():
             logging.error(f"[ComfyUI-Manager] Failed to perform initial fetching '{filename}': {e}")
             traceback.print_exc()
 
-    if core.get_config()['network_mode'] != 'offline':
+    if core.get_config()['network_mode'] != 'offline' and not manager_util.is_manager_pip_package():
         a = get_cache("custom-node-list.json")
         b = get_cache("extension-node-map.json")
         c = get_cache("model-list.json")
diff --git a/comfyui_manager/glob/manager_util.py b/comfyui_manager/glob/manager_util.py
index 2fac5156..ae63bdd8 100644
--- a/comfyui_manager/glob/manager_util.py
+++ b/comfyui_manager/glob/manager_util.py
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ cache_dir = os.path.join(comfyui_manager_path, '.cache')  # This path is also up
 
 use_uv = False
 
+def is_manager_pip_package():
+    return not os.path.exists(os.path.join(comfyui_manager_path, '..', 'custom_nodes'))
 
 def add_python_path_to_env():
     if platform.system() != "Windows":