diff --git a/src/main/webapp/app/search/search.component.ts b/src/main/webapp/app/search/search.component.ts
index 13b48ce6293a0a2d30f9691ee4c05d69357293d5..2096019357a4c3d8b97bd69963204fb778946289 100644
--- a/src/main/webapp/app/search/search.component.ts
+++ b/src/main/webapp/app/search/search.component.ts
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ export class SearchComponent implements OnInit {
   }
 
   private parseSearchResultsDTO(searchResultsDTO: SearchResultsDTO): Exercise[] {
-    this.hitCount += searchResultsDTO.hitCount;
+    this.hitCount = searchResultsDTO.hitCount;
     return searchResultsDTO.searchResult.map(this.searchResultToExercise);
   }