diff --git a/client/components/MessageSearchForm.vue b/client/components/MessageSearchForm.vue
index 02dc6d3c..72d78855 100644
--- a/client/components/MessageSearchForm.vue
+++ b/client/components/MessageSearchForm.vue
@@ -127,7 +127,9 @@ export default {
 				params: {
 					uuid: this.network.uuid,
 					target: this.channel.name,
-					term: this.searchInput,
+				},
+				query: {
+					q: this.searchInput,
 				},
 			});
 		},
diff --git a/client/components/Windows/SearchResults.vue b/client/components/Windows/SearchResults.vue
index 2eb8bf69..f142ec6a 100644
--- a/client/components/Windows/SearchResults.vue
+++ b/client/components/Windows/SearchResults.vue
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 				<div class="header">
 					<SidebarToggle />
 					<span class="title"
-						>Search results for "{{ $route.params.term }}" in
+						>Search results for "{{ $route.query.q }}" in
 						{{ $route.params.target }}</span
 					>
 					<span class="topic"></span>
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ export default {
 		"$route.params.target"() {
 			this.doSearch();
 		},
-		"$route.params.term"() {
+		"$route.query.q"() {
 			this.doSearch();
 		},
 		messages() {
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ export default {
 			socket.emit("search", {
 				networkUuid: this.$route.params.uuid,
 				channelName: this.$route.params.target,
-				searchTerm: this.$route.params.term,
+				searchTerm: this.$route.query.q,
 				offset: this.offset,
 			});
 		},
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ export default {
 			socket.emit("search", {
 				networkUuid: this.$route.params.uuid,
 				channelName: this.$route.params.target,
-				searchTerm: this.$route.params.term,
+				searchTerm: this.$route.query.q,
 				offset: this.offset + 1,
 			});
 		},
diff --git a/client/js/router.js b/client/js/router.js
index 66cb6a25..108bf4cc 100644
--- a/client/js/router.js
+++ b/client/js/router.js
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ const router = new VueRouter({
 		},
 		{
 			name: "SearchResults",
-			path: "/search/:uuid/:target/:term",
+			path: "/search/:uuid/:target",
 			component: SearchResults,
 		},
 	],