diff --git a/umap/plot.py b/umap/plot.py
index f7a8af4f..3979bac5 100644
--- a/umap/plot.py
+++ b/umap/plot.py
@@ -166,14 +166,24 @@ def _nhood_search(umap_object, nhood_size):
     else:
         rng_state = np.empty(3, dtype=np.int64)
 
+        if len(umap_object._metric_kwds) >= 1:
+            _dist = umap_object._input_distance_func
+            _args = tuple(umap_object._metric_kwds.values())
+
+            @numba.njit()
+            def _metric(x, y):
+                _dist(x, y, *_args)
+
+        else:
+            _metric = umap_object._input_distance_func
+
         init = initialise_search(
             umap_object._rp_forest,
             umap_object._raw_data,
             umap_object._raw_data,
             int(nhood_size * umap_object.transform_queue_size),
             rng_state,
-            umap_object._distance_func,
-            umap_object._dist_args,
+            _metric,
         )
 
         result = initialized_nnd_search(
@@ -182,8 +192,7 @@ def _nhood_search(umap_object, nhood_size):
             umap_object._search_graph.indices,
             init,
             umap_object._raw_data,
-            umap_object._distance_func,
-            umap_object._dist_args,
+            _metric,
         )
 
         indices, dists = deheap_sort(result)