diff --git a/src/ui/components/search/searchcomponent.js b/src/ui/components/search/searchcomponent.js
index 346ced841..2d2c8be67 100644
--- a/src/ui/components/search/searchcomponent.js
+++ b/src/ui/components/search/searchcomponent.js
@@ -145,7 +145,10 @@ export default class SearchComponent extends Component {
           }
         });
       } else {
-        this.search(q);
+        // Make sure both code paths are asynchrounous, for consistency
+        setTimeout(() => {
+          this.search(q);
+        });
       }
     });