diff --git a/ckan/public/base/vendor/select2/select2.js b/ckan/public/base/vendor/select2/select2.js
index 195ccee5bb0..b162260c799 100644
--- a/ckan/public/base/vendor/select2/select2.js
+++ b/ckan/public/base/vendor/select2/select2.js
@@ -1989,7 +1989,7 @@ the specific language governing permissions and limitations under the Apache Lic
                 if (data.results.length === 0 && checkFormatter(opts.formatNoMatches, "formatNoMatches")) {
                     render("<li class='select2-no-results'>" + evaluate(opts.formatNoMatches, opts.element, search.val()) + "</li>");
                     if(this.showSearch){
-                        this.showSearch(search.val());
+                        this.showSearch(true);
                     }
                     return;
                 }