diff --git a/search/templates/cosmos/header.html b/search/templates/cosmos/header.html
index 40f2717..026cc2a 100644
--- a/search/templates/cosmos/header.html
+++ b/search/templates/cosmos/header.html
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@
             <form class="form-inline justify-content-center" id="formq" action="{% url 'query' %}" method="GET">
                 <div class="input-group stylish-input-group">
                     <input class="form-control text-center" id="search" type="search" size="128"
-                           placeholder="{{ algo_name }}" value="{{ algo_name }}" aria-label="Search" name="q">
+                           placeholder="{{ algo_name }}" value="{{ algo_name }}" aria-label="Search" name="q" onfocus= "document.getElementById('search').value=''" >
                     <span class="input-group-addon">
                             <button type="submit" style="outline: none;">
                                 <i class="fa fa-search"></i>