diff --git a/static/js/satbd.satellite.bar.js b/static/js/satbd.satellite.bar.js
index 9f018dd..bd65101 100644
--- a/static/js/satbd.satellite.bar.js
+++ b/static/js/satbd.satellite.bar.js
@@ -22,8 +22,10 @@ angular.module('satbd.satellite.bar').controller('GlobalCtrl', function($scope,$
     };
 
     $scope.$on('onSearchQuery', function(event,query) {
-        $scope.location='search';
-        $scope.$broadcast('displaySearch', query)
+        if (query.length > 0) {
+            $scope.location='search';
+            $scope.$broadcast('displaySearch', query)
+        }
     });
 
     $scope.$on('recentsReady', function(event) {