diff --git a/app/soapbox/actions/search.js b/app/soapbox/actions/search.js
index d14d13152..6764dc534 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/actions/search.js
+++ b/app/soapbox/actions/search.js
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ export function clearSearch() {
 export function submitSearch(filter) {
   return (dispatch, getState) => {
     const value = getState().getIn(['search', 'value']);
+    const type = filter || getState().getIn(['search', 'filter'], 'accounts');
 
     // An empty search doesn't return any results
     if (value.length === 0) {
@@ -52,7 +53,7 @@ export function submitSearch(filter) {
         q: value,
         resolve: true,
         limit: 20,
-        type: filter || getState().getIn(['search', 'filter'], 'accounts'),
+        type,
       },
     }).then(response => {
       if (response.data.accounts) {
@@ -63,7 +64,7 @@ export function submitSearch(filter) {
         dispatch(importFetchedStatuses(response.data.statuses));
       }
 
-      dispatch(fetchSearchSuccess(response.data, value));
+      dispatch(fetchSearchSuccess(response.data, value, type));
       dispatch(fetchRelationships(response.data.accounts.map(item => item.id)));
     }).catch(error => {
       dispatch(fetchSearchFail(error));
@@ -78,11 +79,12 @@ export function fetchSearchRequest(value) {
   };
 }
 
-export function fetchSearchSuccess(results, searchTerm) {
+export function fetchSearchSuccess(results, searchTerm, searchType) {
   return {
     type: SEARCH_FETCH_SUCCESS,
     results,
     searchTerm,
+    searchType,
   };
 }
 
diff --git a/app/soapbox/reducers/search.js b/app/soapbox/reducers/search.js
index b950e5f58..80a4bc9c8 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/reducers/search.js
+++ b/app/soapbox/reducers/search.js
@@ -28,9 +28,9 @@ const toIds = items => {
   return ImmutableOrderedSet(items.map(item => item.id));
 };
 
-const importResults = (state, results, searchTerm) => {
+const importResults = (state, results, searchTerm, searchType) => {
   return state.withMutations(state => {
-    if (state.get('value') === searchTerm) {
+    if (state.get('value') === searchTerm && state.get('filter') === searchType) {
       state.set('results', ImmutableMap({
         accounts: toIds(results.accounts),
         statuses: toIds(results.statuses),
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ export default function search(state = initialState, action) {
   case SEARCH_FETCH_REQUEST:
     return handleSubmitted(state, action.value);
   case SEARCH_FETCH_SUCCESS:
-    return importResults(state, action.results, action.searchTerm);
+    return importResults(state, action.results, action.searchTerm, action.searchType);
   case SEARCH_FILTER_SET:
     return state.set('filter', action.value);
   case SEARCH_EXPAND_REQUEST: