diff --git a/src/components/Search/SearchPageHeader/SearchPageHeaderInput.tsx b/src/components/Search/SearchPageHeader/SearchPageHeaderInput.tsx
index 41c13da4ccf8..d4bd9fbb2c4f 100644
--- a/src/components/Search/SearchPageHeader/SearchPageHeaderInput.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Search/SearchPageHeader/SearchPageHeaderInput.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import {useIsFocused} from '@react-navigation/native';
+import isEmpty from 'lodash/isEmpty';
 import isEqual from 'lodash/isEqual';
 import React, {useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState} from 'react';
 import {View} from 'react-native';
@@ -154,7 +155,7 @@ function SearchPageHeaderInput({queryJSON, searchRouterListVisible, hideSearchRo
             setAutocompleteQueryValue(updatedUserQuery);
 
             const updatedSubstitutionsMap = getUpdatedSubstitutionsMap(singleLineUserQuery, autocompleteSubstitutions);
-            if (!isEqual(autocompleteSubstitutions, updatedSubstitutionsMap)) {
+            if (!isEqual(autocompleteSubstitutions, updatedSubstitutionsMap) && !isEmpty(updatedSubstitutionsMap)) {
                 setAutocompleteSubstitutions(updatedSubstitutionsMap);
             }