diff --git a/webui/src/pages/list/ListQuery.tsx b/webui/src/pages/list/ListQuery.tsx
index 8cf68693cb3aaf2292e763b6b4674b87b997286c..a0db0348d5a62ee9fd9c8a815f67705c61b2bd5d 100644
--- a/webui/src/pages/list/ListQuery.tsx
+++ b/webui/src/pages/list/ListQuery.tsx
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ function ListQuery() {
   const location = useLocation();
   const history = useHistory();
   const params = new URLSearchParams(location.search);
-  const query = params.get('q') || 'status:open';
+  const query = params.has('q') ? (params.get('q') || '') : 'status:open';
 
   const [input, setInput] = useState(query);