diff --git a/app/src/main/java/gq/kirmanak/mealient/ui/activity/MainActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/gq/kirmanak/mealient/ui/activity/MainActivity.kt
index b5af988..19f31ad 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/gq/kirmanak/mealient/ui/activity/MainActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/gq/kirmanak/mealient/ui/activity/MainActivity.kt
@@ -125,9 +125,7 @@ class MainActivity : AppCompatActivity(R.layout.main_activity) {
 
         searchView.queryHint = getString(R.string.search_recipes_hint)
         searchView.isSubmitButtonEnabled = false
-
-        searchView.setQuery(viewModel.lastSearchQuery, false)
-        searchView.isIconified = viewModel.lastSearchQuery.isNullOrBlank()
+        searchView.setIconifiedByDefault(false)
 
         searchView.setOnCloseListener {
             logger.v { "onClose() called" }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/gq/kirmanak/mealient/ui/activity/MainActivityViewModel.kt b/app/src/main/java/gq/kirmanak/mealient/ui/activity/MainActivityViewModel.kt
index cb910bb..73ab467 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/gq/kirmanak/mealient/ui/activity/MainActivityViewModel.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/gq/kirmanak/mealient/ui/activity/MainActivityViewModel.kt
@@ -32,9 +32,6 @@ class MainActivityViewModel @Inject constructor(
     private val _startDestination = MutableLiveData<Int>()
     val startDestination: LiveData<Int> = _startDestination
 
-    var lastSearchQuery: String? = null
-        private set
-
     init {
         authRepo.isAuthorizedFlow
             .onEach { isAuthorized -> updateUiState { it.copy(isAuthorized = isAuthorized) } }
@@ -60,9 +57,6 @@ class MainActivityViewModel @Inject constructor(
 
     fun onSearchQuery(query: String?) {
         logger.v { "onSearchQuery() called with: query = $query" }
-        if (lastSearchQuery != query) {
-            lastSearchQuery = query
-            recipeRepo.updateNameQuery(query)
-        }
+        recipeRepo.updateNameQuery(query)
     }
 }
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diff --git a/app/src/main/res/menu/main_toolbar.xml b/app/src/main/res/menu/main_toolbar.xml
index 31e0dfc..1f07637 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/menu/main_toolbar.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/menu/main_toolbar.xml
@@ -4,9 +4,8 @@
 
 	<item
 		android:id="@+id/search_recipe_action"
-		android:icon="@drawable/ic_search"
 		android:title="@string/search_recipes_hint"
 		app:actionViewClass="androidx.appcompat.widget.SearchView"
-		app:showAsAction="ifRoom" />
+		app:showAsAction="always" />
 
 </menu>
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