diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index 4da9a009..0dfbfe03 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@
   function getLocalStorageItemAndClear(key) {
     const value = localStorage.getItem(key);
     localStorage.removeItem(key);
-    console.log(localStorage.getItem(key));
+    if (value != null) localStorage.setItem(`_${key}`, value);
     return value;
   }
   function stringify(data) {
@@ -2049,7 +2049,7 @@
     };
     applySearch = () => {
       this.appliedQuery.value = this.searchInput.value;
-      console.log("applying search");
+      console.trace("applying search");
       this.matchingObjects.clear();
       for (const object of this.allObjects.value.values()) {
         const doesMatch = this.checkDoesMatchSearch(object);
@@ -2124,6 +2124,7 @@
       this.searchViewModel.appliedQuery.subscribeSilent((newQuery) => {
         this.handleNewSearch(newQuery);
       });
+      this.restoreSearch();
     }
     storageModel;
     boardsAndTasksModel;
@@ -2282,9 +2283,11 @@
       const dirPath = this.getPreviousSearchesPath();
       const searches = this.storageModel.list(dirPath);
       this.coreViewModel.boardSearchSuggestions.add(...searches);
+    };
+    restoreSearch = () => {
       const lastSearchPath = this.getLastSearchPath();
       const lastSearch = this.storageModel.read(lastSearchPath);
-      if (lastSearch) {
+      if (lastSearch != null) {
         this.searchViewModel.search(lastSearch);
       }
     };
diff --git a/src/Model/Utility/utility.ts b/src/Model/Utility/utility.ts
index 14b9d073..b10b6b55 100644
--- a/src/Model/Utility/utility.ts
+++ b/src/Model/Utility/utility.ts
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ export class IndexManager<T> {
 export function getLocalStorageItemAndClear(key: string): string | null {
   const value: string | null = localStorage.getItem(key);
   localStorage.removeItem(key);
-  console.log(localStorage.getItem(key));
+  if (value != null) localStorage.setItem(`_${key}`, value);
   return value;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/ViewModel/Pages/boardViewModel.ts b/src/ViewModel/Pages/boardViewModel.ts
index 21158ddf..bef593cf 100644
--- a/src/ViewModel/Pages/boardViewModel.ts
+++ b/src/ViewModel/Pages/boardViewModel.ts
@@ -214,10 +214,12 @@ export default class BoardViewModel extends TaskContainingPageViewModel {
     const dirPath: string[] = this.getPreviousSearchesPath();
     const searches: string[] = this.storageModel.list(dirPath);
     this.coreViewModel.boardSearchSuggestions.add(...searches);
+  };
 
+  restoreSearch = (): void => {
     const lastSearchPath: string[] = this.getLastSearchPath();
     const lastSearch: string | null = this.storageModel.read(lastSearchPath);
-    if (lastSearch) {
+    if (lastSearch != null) {
       this.searchViewModel.search(lastSearch);
     }
   };
@@ -282,6 +284,7 @@ export default class BoardViewModel extends TaskContainingPageViewModel {
     this.searchViewModel.appliedQuery.subscribeSilent((newQuery) => {
       this.handleNewSearch(newQuery);
     });
+    this.restoreSearch();
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/ViewModel/Utility/searchViewModel.ts b/src/ViewModel/Utility/searchViewModel.ts
index 5ea86dd1..156742c1 100644
--- a/src/ViewModel/Utility/searchViewModel.ts
+++ b/src/ViewModel/Utility/searchViewModel.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ export default class SearchViewModel<T> {
 
   applySearch = (): void => {
     this.appliedQuery.value = this.searchInput.value;
-    console.log("applying search");
+    console.trace("applying search");
 
     this.matchingObjects.clear();
     for (const object of this.allObjects.value.values()) {