diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/components/main/body/sessions/note-input/transcript/search-context.tsx b/apps/desktop/src/components/main/body/sessions/note-input/transcript/search-context.tsx
index ebb80d9fd4..ddb608cb10 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/components/main/body/sessions/note-input/transcript/search-context.tsx
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/components/main/body/sessions/note-input/transcript/search-context.tsx
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ function getMatchingElements(
   container: HTMLElement | null,
   query: string,
 ): HTMLElement[] {
-  if (!container || !query) {
+  if (!container || !query.trim()) {
     return [];
   }