diff --git a/addons/xterm-addon-search/src/SearchAddon.ts b/addons/xterm-addon-search/src/SearchAddon.ts
index fa473a71b..e22c8b7c8 100644
--- a/addons/xterm-addon-search/src/SearchAddon.ts
+++ b/addons/xterm-addon-search/src/SearchAddon.ts
@@ -110,7 +110,6 @@ export class SearchAddon implements ITerminalAddon {
       }
     }
 
-    if (!result && currentSelection) return true;
     // If there is only one result, wrap back and return selection if exists.
     if (!result && currentSelection) {
       searchPosition.startRow = currentSelection.startRow;