diff --git a/src/app/search-navbar/search-navbar.component.ts b/src/app/search-navbar/search-navbar.component.ts
index d930a181ad5..98e64f6e10f 100644
--- a/src/app/search-navbar/search-navbar.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/search-navbar/search-navbar.component.ts
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ export class SearchNavbarComponent {
 
     this.router.navigate(linkToNavigateTo, {
       queryParams: queryParams,
-      queryParamsHandling: ''
+      queryParamsHandling: 'merge'
     });
   }
 }