diff --git a/src/app/mainview/components/MessagesResearchView.qml b/src/app/mainview/components/MessagesResearchView.qml
index 85b7e355..20e5cf38 100644
--- a/src/app/mainview/components/MessagesResearchView.qml
+++ b/src/app/mainview/components/MessagesResearchView.qml
@@ -47,13 +47,13 @@ ListView {
     property var prompt: MessagesAdapter.searchbarPrompt
 
     onPromptChanged: {
-        MessagesAdapter.startSearch(prompt);
+        MessagesAdapter.startSearch(prompt, false);
     }
 
     Connections {
         target: researchTabBar
         function onFilterTabChange() {
-            MessagesAdapter.startSearch(prompt);
+            MessagesAdapter.startSearch(prompt, false);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/app/messagesadapter.cpp b/src/app/messagesadapter.cpp
index aa8f189b..985e7259 100644
--- a/src/app/messagesadapter.cpp
+++ b/src/app/messagesadapter.cpp
@@ -733,7 +733,7 @@ MessagesAdapter::getFormattedDay(const quint64 timestamp)
 }
 
 void
-MessagesAdapter::startSearch(QString& text, bool isMedia)
+MessagesAdapter::startSearch(const QString& text, bool isMedia)
 {
     mediaInteractions_.reset(new MessageListModel(this));
     set_mediaMessageListModel(QVariant::fromValue(mediaInteractions_.get()));
diff --git a/src/app/messagesadapter.h b/src/app/messagesadapter.h
index 84fdd4d0..25d1177a 100644
--- a/src/app/messagesadapter.h
+++ b/src/app/messagesadapter.h
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ protected:
     Q_INVOKABLE QVariantMap getTransferStats(const QString& messageId, int);
     Q_INVOKABLE QVariant dataForInteraction(const QString& interactionId,
                                             int role = Qt::DisplayRole) const;
-    Q_INVOKABLE void startSearch(QString& text, bool isMedia = false);
+    Q_INVOKABLE void startSearch(const QString& text, bool isMedia);
     Q_INVOKABLE int getMessageIndexFromId(QString& id);
 
     // Run corrsponding js functions, c++ to qml.