diff --git a/ts/components/MainHeader.tsx b/ts/components/MainHeader.tsx
index b1a5a4f57c..d6b2910532 100644
--- a/ts/components/MainHeader.tsx
+++ b/ts/components/MainHeader.tsx
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ export class MainHeader extends React.Component<PropsType, StateType> {
       updateSearchTerm(searchTerm);
     }
 
-    if (searchTerm.length < 2) {
+    if (searchTerm.length < 1) {
       return;
     }
 
diff --git a/ts/state/ducks/search.ts b/ts/state/ducks/search.ts
index 3a27d9c283..5d8fcb997c 100644
--- a/ts/state/ducks/search.ts
+++ b/ts/state/ducks/search.ts
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ export function reducer(
     const { payload } = action;
     const { query } = payload;
 
-    const hasQuery = Boolean(query && query.length >= 2);
+    const hasQuery = Boolean(query);
     const isWithinConversation = Boolean(state.searchConversationId);
 
     return {
diff --git a/ts/state/selectors/search.ts b/ts/state/selectors/search.ts
index 0580c412e2..a3e095b2ce 100644
--- a/ts/state/selectors/search.ts
+++ b/ts/state/selectors/search.ts
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ export const getStartSearchCounter = createSelector(
 
 export const isSearching = createSelector(
   getQuery,
-  (query: string): boolean => query.trim().length > 1
+  (query: string): boolean => query.trim().length > 0
 );
 
 export const getMessageSearchResultLookup = createSelector(