diff --git a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/gallery/store/gallerySelectors.ts b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/gallery/store/gallerySelectors.ts
index b9d78eb4c3..76ed4c6659 100644
--- a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/gallery/store/gallerySelectors.ts
+++ b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/gallery/store/gallerySelectors.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ export const selectListImagesQueryArgs = createMemoizedSelector(
           is_intermediate: false,
           starred_first: gallery.starredFirst,
           order_dir: gallery.orderDir,
-          search_term: gallery.searchTerm.length ? gallery.searchTerm : undefined,
+          search_term: gallery.searchTerm,
         }
       : skipToken
 );