diff --git a/src/components/search/search.vue b/src/components/search/search.vue
index 76e76370..37716f06 100644
--- a/src/components/search/search.vue
+++ b/src/components/search/search.vue
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
         <button
           v-if="!loading['statuses'] && loadedInitially && lastStatusFetchCount > 0"
           class="more-statuses-button button-unstyled -link -fullwidth"
-          @click.prevent="search(searchTerm, 'statuses')"
+          @click.prevent="search(lastQuery, 'statuses')"
         >
           <div class="new-status-notification text-center">
             {{ $t('search.load_more') }}
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@
         <button
           v-if="!loading['media'] && loadedInitially && lastMediaFetchCount > 0"
           class="more-statuses-button button-unstyled -link -fullwidth"
-          @click.prevent="search(searchTerm, 'media')"
+          @click.prevent="search(lastQuery, 'media')"
         >
           <div class="new-status-notification text-center">
             {{ $t('search.load_more') }}