diff --git a/src/interface.c b/src/interface.c
index 3f14e7f7c..7286c4de1 100644
--- a/src/interface.c
+++ b/src/interface.c
@@ -3011,7 +3011,7 @@ int search_ui(pixel *vid_buf)
 
 		if ((b && !bq && mp!=-1 && !st && !uih) || do_open==1)
 		{
-			if (open_ui(vid_buf, search_ids[mp], search_dates[mp]?search_dates[mp]:NULL)==1) {
+			if (open_ui(vid_buf, search_ids[mp], search_dates[mp]?search_dates[mp]:NULL)==1 || do_open==1) {
 				goto finish;
 			}
 		}