diff --git a/public/src/client/search.js b/public/src/client/search.js
index efcd6c347f..54e81242a3 100644
--- a/public/src/client/search.js
+++ b/public/src/client/search.js
@@ -65,7 +65,9 @@ define('forum/search', ['search', 'autocomplete', 'storage'], function (searchMo
 	}
 
 	function fillOutForm() {
-		var params = utils.params();
+		var params = utils.params({
+			disableToType: true,
+		});
 
 		var searchData = searchModule.getSearchPreferences();
 		var formData = utils.merge(searchData, params);
diff --git a/public/src/utils.js b/public/src/utils.js
index 05e069ed14..e3b0347de0 100644
--- a/public/src/utils.js
+++ b/public/src/utils.js
@@ -649,7 +649,7 @@
 			params.forEach(function (param) {
 				var val = param.split('=');
 				var key = decodeURI(val[0]);
-				var value = options.skipToType[key] ? decodeURI(val[1]) : utils.toType(decodeURI(val[1]));
+				var value = options.disableToType || options.skipToType[key] ? decodeURI(val[1]) : utils.toType(decodeURI(val[1]));
 
 				if (key) {
 					if (key.substr(-2, 2) === '[]') {