diff --git a/src/components/NavItems/tools/SemanticSearch/index.jsx b/src/components/NavItems/tools/SemanticSearch/index.jsx
index fed509d4..6d6c73e8 100644
--- a/src/components/NavItems/tools/SemanticSearch/index.jsx
+++ b/src/components/NavItems/tools/SemanticSearch/index.jsx
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ const SemanticSearch = () => {
     setHasUserSubmittedForm(true);
     setErrorMessage("");
 
-    const urlText = searchString ? text : text;
+    const urlText = searchString ? searchString : text;
 
     let searchResults;
     try {