diff --git a/src/main/resources/static/main.js b/src/main/resources/static/main.js
index 9753fad..be21842 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/static/main.js
+++ b/src/main/resources/static/main.js
@@ -41,16 +41,7 @@ searchButton.addEventListener("click", () => {
 });
 
 searchBar.addEventListener("input", () => {
-    if (searchBar.value === "") {
-        searchSection.classList.add("hidden");
-        recentSection.classList.remove("hidden");
-        mostLikedSection.classList.remove("hidden");
-    } else {
-        searchSection.classList.remove("hidden");
-        recentSection.classList.add("hidden");
-        mostLikedSection.classList.add("hidden");
-    }
-
+    updateSections();
     clearTimeout(searchBarTimeout);
     searchBarTimeout = setTimeout(() => {
         const searchString = searchBar.value;
@@ -137,6 +128,21 @@ function incrementPageCount() {
     lastQuery.currentPage++;
 }
 
-window.onload = function () {
-    document.getElementById("search-entry").value = "";
+function updateSections() {
+    if (searchBar.value === "") {
+        searchSection.classList.add("hidden");
+        recentSection.classList.remove("hidden");
+        mostLikedSection.classList.remove("hidden");
+    } else {
+        searchSection.classList.remove("hidden");
+        recentSection.classList.add("hidden");
+        mostLikedSection.classList.add("hidden");
+    }
+}
+
+window.onload = function () {
+    updateSections();
+    if (searchBar.value !== "") {
+        search(searchBar.value);
+    }
 }