diff --git a/src/screens/Search/Shell.tsx b/src/screens/Search/Shell.tsx
index dd232e89bf..1b3e76c94f 100644
--- a/src/screens/Search/Shell.tsx
+++ b/src/screens/Search/Shell.tsx
@@ -575,7 +575,7 @@ export function SearchScreenShell({
           )}
           <View style={[a.px_lg, a.pt_sm, a.pb_sm, a.overflow_hidden]}>
             <View style={[a.gap_sm]}>
-              {query && !showAutocomplete && (
+              {!!query && !showAutocomplete && (
                 <DetectedLanguagesAdmonition
                   query={query}
                   filters={filters}