diff --git a/src/shared/components/search.tsx b/src/shared/components/search.tsx
index a4fd964f..e06829b4 100644
--- a/src/shared/components/search.tsx
+++ b/src/shared/components/search.tsx
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ export class Search extends Component<any, SearchState> {
       communities: [],
       users: [],
     },
-    loading: false,
+    loading: true,
     site: this.isoData.site_res.site_view.site,
   };