diff --git a/src/harness/unittests/typingsInstaller.ts b/src/harness/unittests/typingsInstaller.ts
index 2f83fe90c8a17..0cb021b5d8371 100644
--- a/src/harness/unittests/typingsInstaller.ts
+++ b/src/harness/unittests/typingsInstaller.ts
@@ -1340,6 +1340,27 @@ namespace ts.projectSystem {
             assert.deepEqual(result.newTypingNames, ["bar"]);
         });
 
+        it("should gracefully handle packages that have been removed from the types-registry", () => {
+            const f = {
+                path: "/a/b/app.js",
+                content: ""
+            };
+            const node = {
+                path: "/a/b/node.d.ts",
+                content: ""
+            };
+            const host = createServerHost([f, node]);
+            const cache = createMapFromTemplate<JsTyping.CachedTyping>({ node: { typingLocation: node.path, version: Semver.parse("1.3.0") } });
+            const logger = trackingLogger();
+            const result = JsTyping.discoverTypings(host, logger.log, [f.path], getDirectoryPath(<Path>f.path), emptySafeList, cache, { enable: true }, ["fs", "bar"], emptyMap);
+            assert.deepEqual(logger.finish(), [
+                'Inferred typings from unresolved imports: ["node","bar"]',
+                'Result: {"cachedTypingPaths":[],"newTypingNames":["node","bar"],"filesToWatch":["/a/b/bower_components","/a/b/node_modules"]}',
+            ]);
+            assert.deepEqual(result.cachedTypingPaths, []);
+            assert.deepEqual(result.newTypingNames, ["node", "bar"]);
+        });
+
         it("should search only 2 levels deep", () => {
             const app = {
                 path: "/app.js",
diff --git a/src/server/typingsInstaller/nodeTypingsInstaller.ts b/src/server/typingsInstaller/nodeTypingsInstaller.ts
index 35f926f1c1407..13886c43798f4 100644
--- a/src/server/typingsInstaller/nodeTypingsInstaller.ts
+++ b/src/server/typingsInstaller/nodeTypingsInstaller.ts
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ namespace ts.server.typingsInstaller {
                 if (this.log.isEnabled()) {
                     this.log.writeLine(`Updating ${typesRegistryPackageName} npm package...`);
                 }
-                this.execSyncAndLog(`${this.npmPath} install --ignore-scripts ${typesRegistryPackageName}`, { cwd: globalTypingsCacheLocation });
+                this.execSyncAndLog(`${this.npmPath} install --ignore-scripts ${typesRegistryPackageName}@${this.latestDistTag}`, { cwd: globalTypingsCacheLocation });
                 if (this.log.isEnabled()) {
                     this.log.writeLine(`Updated ${typesRegistryPackageName} npm package`);
                 }
diff --git a/src/server/typingsInstaller/typingsInstaller.ts b/src/server/typingsInstaller/typingsInstaller.ts
index 7d8cf02fab08a..59ea6aa5033b4 100644
--- a/src/server/typingsInstaller/typingsInstaller.ts
+++ b/src/server/typingsInstaller/typingsInstaller.ts
@@ -349,8 +349,8 @@ namespace ts.server.typingsInstaller {
                         }
 
                         // packageName is guaranteed to exist in typesRegistry by filterTypings
-                        const distTags = this.typesRegistry.get(packageName);
-                        const newVersion = Semver.parse(distTags[`ts${versionMajorMinor}`] || distTags[latestDistTag]);
+                        const distTags = this.typesRegistry.get(packageName)!;
+                        const newVersion = Semver.parse(distTags[`ts${versionMajorMinor}`] || distTags[this.latestDistTag]);
                         const newTyping: JsTyping.CachedTyping = { typingLocation: typingFile, version: newVersion };
                         this.packageNameToTypingLocation.set(packageName, newTyping);
                         installedTypingFiles.push(typingFile);
@@ -523,12 +523,12 @@ namespace ts.server.typingsInstaller {
 
         protected abstract installWorker(requestId: number, packageNames: string[], cwd: string, onRequestCompleted: RequestCompletedAction): void;
         protected abstract sendResponse(response: SetTypings | InvalidateCachedTypings | BeginInstallTypes | EndInstallTypes): void;
+
+        protected readonly latestDistTag = "latest";
     }
 
     /* @internal */
     export function typingsName(packageName: string): string {
         return `@types/${packageName}@ts${versionMajorMinor}`;
     }
-
-    const latestDistTag = "latest";
 }
diff --git a/src/services/jsTyping.ts b/src/services/jsTyping.ts
index c6f97ec2a1acb..0f69146ae9424 100644
--- a/src/services/jsTyping.ts
+++ b/src/services/jsTyping.ts
@@ -160,7 +160,8 @@ namespace ts.JsTyping {
         }
         // Add the cached typing locations for inferred typings that are already installed
         packageNameToTypingLocation.forEach((typing, name) => {
-            if (inferredTypings.has(name) && inferredTypings.get(name) === undefined && isTypingUpToDate(typing, typesRegistry.get(name))) {
+            const registryEntry = typesRegistry.get(name);
+            if (inferredTypings.has(name) && inferredTypings.get(name) === undefined && registryEntry !== undefined && isTypingUpToDate(typing, registryEntry)) {
                 inferredTypings.set(name, typing.typingLocation);
             }
         });