diff --git a/src/js/media/views/frame/manage.js b/src/js/media/views/frame/manage.js
index bed774a2e2438..ea16637fdf7a5 100644
--- a/src/js/media/views/frame/manage.js
+++ b/src/js/media/views/frame/manage.js
@@ -98,8 +98,9 @@ Manage = MediaFrame.extend(/** @lends wp.media.view.MediaFrame.Manage.prototype
 
 				if ( val ) {
 					url += '?search=' + val;
-					this.gridRouter.navigate( this.gridRouter.baseUrl( url ), { replace: true } );
 				}
+
+				this.gridRouter.navigate( this.gridRouter.baseUrl( url ), { replace: true } );
 			}, 1000 );
 
 		// Update the URL when entering search string (at most once per second).