diff --git a/ui/page/search/index.js b/ui/page/search/index.js
index a896cbc72..d808e7a7f 100644
--- a/ui/page/search/index.js
+++ b/ui/page/search/index.js
@@ -16,7 +16,11 @@ import SearchPage from './view';
 const select = (state, props) => {
   const showMature = makeSelectClientSetting(SETTINGS.SHOW_MATURE)(state);
   const urlParams = new URLSearchParams(props.location.search);
-  const urlQuery = urlParams.get('q') || null;
+  let urlQuery = urlParams.get('q') || null;
+  if (urlQuery) {
+    urlQuery = urlQuery.replace(/^lbry:\/\//i, '').replace(/\//, ' ');
+  }
+
   const query = makeSelectQueryWithOptions(
     urlQuery,
     showMature === false ? { nsfw: false, isBackgroundSearch: false } : { isBackgroundSearch: false }