diff --git a/src/main/webapp/app/search/search.component.ts b/src/main/webapp/app/search/search.component.ts
index 9e7407b6a2d1f1951ec077e0c2f65a800419b801..65502041d93b5f8903e5b665777f20e6d9de5236 100644
--- a/src/main/webapp/app/search/search.component.ts
+++ b/src/main/webapp/app/search/search.component.ts
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ export class SearchComponent implements OnInit {
     searchInput.page = 0;
     this.searchInput = searchInput;
     this.results = [];
+    this.hitCount = 0;
     this.search();
   }