diff --git a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.services.dstore/miners/org/eclipse/rse/internal/dstore/universal/miners/filesystem/UniversalSearchHandler.java b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.services.dstore/miners/org/eclipse/rse/internal/dstore/universal/miners/filesystem/UniversalSearchHandler.java
index 33eadcc5f13..cc99683f32b 100644
--- a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.services.dstore/miners/org/eclipse/rse/internal/dstore/universal/miners/filesystem/UniversalSearchHandler.java
+++ b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.services.dstore/miners/org/eclipse/rse/internal/dstore/universal/miners/filesystem/UniversalSearchHandler.java
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
  * Michael Berger   (IBM) - Bug 147791 - symbolic links can cause circular search.
  * David McKnight   (IBM)  - [190010] cancelling search
  * Xuan Chen (IBM) - [160775] [api] rename (at least within a zip) blocks UI thread
+ * David McKnight   (IBM)  - [214378] canonical path not required - problem is in the client
  *******************************************************************************/
 
 package org.eclipse.rse.internal.dstore.universal.miners.filesystem;
@@ -133,8 +134,9 @@ public class UniversalSearchHandler extends Thread implements ICancellableHandle
 			// to status refresh. As a result client thinks
 			// search isn't finished.
 			// _miner.statusDone(_status); 
-	        _status.setAttribute(DE.A_NAME, "done"); //$NON-NLS-1$
+			_status.setAttribute(DE.A_NAME, "done"); //$NON-NLS-1$
 	        _dataStore.refresh(_status, true);	// true indicates refresh immediately
+	        
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -171,16 +173,8 @@ public class UniversalSearchHandler extends Thread implements ICancellableHandle
 		// is it an archive?
 		boolean isArchive = ArchiveHandlerManager.getInstance().isArchive(theFile);
 		
-		// use canonical path since sometimes we have symbolic links
-		String absPath = null;
-		try
-		{
-			absPath = theFile.getCanonicalPath();
-		}
-		catch (Exception e)
-		{
-			absPath = theFile.getAbsolutePath();
-		}
+		String absPath = absPath = theFile.getAbsolutePath();
+	
 		
 		String compareStr = theFile.getName();
 		
@@ -247,7 +241,6 @@ public class UniversalSearchHandler extends Thread implements ICancellableHandle
 			}
 			// otherwise, search the file
 			else {
-				
 				if (!isArchive) {
 					deObj = _dataStore.createObject(null, _deFile, compareStr);
 				}
@@ -343,7 +336,6 @@ public class UniversalSearchHandler extends Thread implements ICancellableHandle
 	}
 
 	protected boolean internalSearchWithinFile(DataElement remoteFile, String absPath, File theFile) {
-		
 		// if search string is empty, no need to look for matches within file
 		if (_isFileSearch) {
 			return true;
diff --git a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.services.dstore/src/org/eclipse/rse/internal/services/dstore/search/DStoreSearchResultConfiguration.java b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.services.dstore/src/org/eclipse/rse/internal/services/dstore/search/DStoreSearchResultConfiguration.java
index 944945789f9..0e057a2cc9d 100644
--- a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.services.dstore/src/org/eclipse/rse/internal/services/dstore/search/DStoreSearchResultConfiguration.java
+++ b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.services.dstore/src/org/eclipse/rse/internal/services/dstore/search/DStoreSearchResultConfiguration.java
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
  * Contributors:
  * {Name} (company) - description of contribution.
  * David McKnight  (IBM)  [190010] commented why we don't need status monitor
+ * David McKnight   (IBM)        - [214378] [dstore] remote search doesn't display results sometimes
  *******************************************************************************/
 
 package org.eclipse.rse.internal.services.dstore.search;
@@ -38,7 +39,7 @@ public abstract class DStoreSearchResultConfiguration extends AbstractSearchResu
 	{
 		_status = status;
 		// no need for a domain listner because we check the status via status monitor
-		//	_status.getDataStore().getDomainNotifier().addDomainListener(this);
+		_status.getDataStore().getDomainNotifier().addDomainListener(this);
 	}
 	
 	public DataElement getStatusObject()
diff --git a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.subsystems.files.dstore/src/org/eclipse/rse/internal/subsystems/files/dstore/DStoreFileSubSystemSearchResultConfiguration.java b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.subsystems.files.dstore/src/org/eclipse/rse/internal/subsystems/files/dstore/DStoreFileSubSystemSearchResultConfiguration.java
index 9b0c9daf95b..89f29fc4e9c 100644
--- a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.subsystems.files.dstore/src/org/eclipse/rse/internal/subsystems/files/dstore/DStoreFileSubSystemSearchResultConfiguration.java
+++ b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.subsystems.files.dstore/src/org/eclipse/rse/internal/subsystems/files/dstore/DStoreFileSubSystemSearchResultConfiguration.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
  * Kevin Doyle (IBM) - [190010] Added cancel() method that will call the search service to cancel
  * David McKnight   (IBM)        - [190010] performance improvement to use caching for dstore search
  * David McKnight   (IBM)        - [207178] changing list APIs for file service and subsystems
+ * David McKnight   (IBM)        - [214378] [dstore] remote search doesn't display results sometimes
  *******************************************************************************/
 
 package org.eclipse.rse.internal.subsystems.files.dstore;
@@ -167,8 +168,10 @@ public class DStoreFileSubSystemSearchResultConfiguration extends DStoreSearchRe
 		if (_status.getValue().equals("done")) //$NON-NLS-1$
 		{
 			setStatus(IHostSearchConstants.FINISHED);
-			
-			_status.getDataStore().getDomainNotifier().removeDomainListener(this);
+			// need to wait for the results though
+			DelayedDomainListenerRemover remover = new DelayedDomainListenerRemover(this, _status);
+			remover.start();
+		//	_status.getDataStore().getDomainNotifier().removeDomainListener(this);
 		}
 		else if (_status.getValue().equals("cancelled")) //$NON-NLS-1$
 		{
@@ -186,4 +189,27 @@ public class DStoreFileSubSystemSearchResultConfiguration extends DStoreSearchRe
 			getSearchService().cancelSearch(this, new NullProgressMonitor());
 		}
 	}
+	
+	private class DelayedDomainListenerRemover extends Thread
+	{
+		private DStoreFileSubSystemSearchResultConfiguration _config;
+		private DataElement _status;
+		public DelayedDomainListenerRemover(DStoreFileSubSystemSearchResultConfiguration config, DataElement status)
+		{
+			_status = status;
+			_config = config;
+		}
+		
+		public void run()
+		{
+			try
+			{
+				sleep(1000);
+			}
+			catch (Exception e)
+			{				
+			}
+			_status.getDataStore().getDomainNotifier().removeDomainListener(_config);
+		}
+	}
 }