diff --git a/public/src/client/groups/list.js b/public/src/client/groups/list.js
index 36f1e0f3e7..06ce88ade9 100644
--- a/public/src/client/groups/list.js
+++ b/public/src/client/groups/list.js
@@ -32,19 +32,17 @@ define('forum/groups/list', function() {
 
 		// Group searching
 		$('#search-text').on('keydown', function(e) {
-			if (e.keyCode === 13) { Groups.search($(this).val()); }
-		});
-
-		$('#search-button').on('click', function() {
-			Groups.search($(this).siblings('input').val());
+			if (e.keyCode === 13) { Groups.search(); }
 		});
+		$('#search-button').on('click', Groups.search);
 	};
 
-	Groups.search = function(query) {
-		var groupsEl = $('#groups-list');
+	Groups.search = function() {
+		var groupsEl = $('#groups-list'),
+			queryEl = $('#search-text');
 
 		socket.emit('groups.search', {
-			query: query,
+			query: queryEl.val(),
 			options: {
 				expand: true
 			}
diff --git a/public/src/client/users.js b/public/src/client/users.js
index c19c69afe6..6030f415b5 100644
--- a/public/src/client/users.js
+++ b/public/src/client/users.js
@@ -96,13 +96,11 @@ define('forum/users', function() {
 			timeoutId = setTimeout(doSearch, 250);
 		});
 
-		$('.search select, .search .checkbox input').on('change', function() {
-			console.log('doing search');
+		$('.search select, .search input[type="checkbox"]').on('change', function() {
 			doSearch();
 		});
 
 		$('.pagination').on('click', 'a', function() {
-			console.log('loading page', $(this).attr('data-page'));
 			doSearch($(this).attr('data-page'));
 			return false;
 		})
diff --git a/src/groups.js b/src/groups.js
index 58170eeaa8..f62fda1f43 100644
--- a/src/groups.js
+++ b/src/groups.js
@@ -878,8 +878,8 @@ var async = require('async'),
 	};
 
 	Groups.search = function(query, options, callback) {
-		if (!query || !query.length) {
-			return callback(null, []);
+		if (!query) {
+			query = '';
 		}
 
 		async.waterfall([
diff --git a/src/socket.io/groups.js b/src/socket.io/groups.js
index 902041d6ec..e51c2f6062 100644
--- a/src/socket.io/groups.js
+++ b/src/socket.io/groups.js
@@ -127,11 +127,11 @@ SocketGroups.delete = function(socket, data, callback) {
 };
 
 SocketGroups.search = function(socket, data, callback) {
-	if (!data || !data.query) {
+	if (!data) {
 		return callback(null, []);
 	}
 
-	groups.search(data.query, data.options || {}, callback);
+	groups.search(data.query || '', data.options || {}, callback);
 };
 
 SocketGroups.cover = {};