diff --git a/src/redux/selectors/search.js b/src/redux/selectors/search.js
index b519425..e2f1c1a 100644
--- a/src/redux/selectors/search.js
+++ b/src/redux/selectors/search.js
@@ -57,20 +57,21 @@ export const selectSearchSuggestions: Array<SearchSuggestion> = createSelector(
       return [];
     }
 
-    const queryIsPrefix = query === 'lbry:' || query === 'lbry:/' || query === 'lbry://';
+    const queryIsPrefix =
+      query === 'lbry:' || query === 'lbry:/' || query === 'lbry://' || query === 'lbry://@';
 
-    if (query.startsWith('lbry://') && query !== 'lbry://') {
+    if (queryIsPrefix) {
+      // If it is a prefix, wait until something else comes to figure out what to do
+      return [];
+    } else if (query.startsWith('lbry://')) {
       // If it starts with a prefix, don't show any autocomplete results
       // They are probably typing/pasting in a lbry uri
       return [
         {
           value: query,
-          type: SEARCH_TYPES.FILE,
+          type: query[7] === '@' ? SEARCH_TYPES.CHANNEL : SEARCH_TYPES.FILE,
         },
       ];
-    } else if (queryIsPrefix) {
-      // If it is a prefix, wait until something else comes to figure out what to do
-      return [];
     }
 
     let searchSuggestions = [];