diff --git a/src/components/search/SearchResults.tsx b/src/components/search/SearchResults.tsx
index ae58bc9465..b934ff4cee 100644
--- a/src/components/search/SearchResults.tsx
+++ b/src/components/search/SearchResults.tsx
@@ -113,13 +113,14 @@ const SearchResults: FunctionComponent<SearchResultsProps> = ({ serverId = windo
         setBooks([]);
         setPeople([]);
         setCollections([]);
-        setIsLoading(true);
 
         if (!query) {
             setIsLoading(false);
             return;
         }
 
+        setIsLoading(true);
+
         const apiClient = ServerConnections.getApiClient(serverId);
         const fetchPromises = [];