diff --git a/.storybook/snapshots/__snapshots__/filtersearch--dropdown-unsectioned.png b/.storybook/snapshots/__snapshots__/filtersearch--dropdown-unsectioned.png
index 6f2569d9..0f4e8c3f 100644
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diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 2a333d93..75068ae1 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "@yext/search-ui-react",
-  "version": "1.9.3",
+  "version": "1.9.4",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@yext/search-ui-react",
-      "version": "1.9.3",
+      "version": "1.9.4",
       "license": "BSD-3-Clause",
       "dependencies": {
         "@restart/ui": "^1.0.1",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 58c2fdc9..1397913f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@yext/search-ui-react",
-  "version": "1.9.3",
+  "version": "1.9.4",
   "description": "A library of React Components for powering Yext Search integrations",
   "author": "watson@yext.com",
   "license": "BSD-3-Clause",
diff --git a/src/components/GenerativeDirectAnswer.tsx b/src/components/GenerativeDirectAnswer.tsx
index 1185dd56..8f6069fe 100644
--- a/src/components/GenerativeDirectAnswer.tsx
+++ b/src/components/GenerativeDirectAnswer.tsx
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import { useCardAnalytics } from '../hooks/useCardAnalytics';
 import { DefaultRawDataType } from '../models/index';
 import { executeGenerativeDirectAnswer } from '../utils/search-operations';
 import { Markdown, MarkdownCssClasses } from './Markdown';
-import React, { useMemo } from 'react';
+import React, {useMemo, useRef} from 'react';
 
 /**
  * The CSS class interface used for {@link GenerativeDirectAnswer}.
@@ -92,16 +92,18 @@ export function GenerativeDirectAnswer({
     }
   }, [isUniversal, universalResults, verticalResults]);
 
+  const lastExecutedSearchResults = useRef(undefined as Result[] | undefined);
   const searchActions = useSearchActions();
   const gdaResponse = useSearchState(state => state.generativeDirectAnswer?.response);
   const isLoading = useSearchState(state => state.generativeDirectAnswer?.isLoading);
   const handleClickEvent = useReportClickEvent();
 
   React.useEffect(() => {
-    if (!searchResults?.length || !searchId) {
+    if (!searchResults?.length || !searchId || searchResults === lastExecutedSearchResults.current) {
       return;
     }
     executeGenerativeDirectAnswer(searchActions);
+    lastExecutedSearchResults.current = searchResults;
   }, [searchResults, searchId]);
 
   if (!searchResults?.length || isLoading || !gdaResponse || gdaResponse.resultStatus !== 'SUCCESS') {
@@ -152,7 +154,7 @@ function Answer(props: AnswerProps) {
     }),
     [cssClasses.answerText]
   );
-  
+
   return <>
     <div className={cssClasses.header}>
       {answerHeader ?? t('aiGeneratedAnswer')}