diff --git a/src/search-backend/base-search-backend.ts b/src/search-backend/base-search-backend.ts
index 5114c44..be8a929 100644
--- a/src/search-backend/base-search-backend.ts
+++ b/src/search-backend/base-search-backend.ts
@@ -187,7 +187,9 @@ export abstract class BaseSearchBackend implements SearchBackendInterface {
       }
 
       console.log(`\n\n***** RESPONSE RECEIVED *****`);
+      console.groupCollapsed('Response');
       console.log(JSON.stringify(clonedResponse, null, 2));
+      console.groupEnd();
     } catch (err) {
       console.error('Error printing search response:', err);
     }
diff --git a/test/search-backend/fulltext-search-backend.test.ts b/test/search-backend/fulltext-search-backend.test.ts
index 06bd0de..e4b8e07 100644
--- a/test/search-backend/fulltext-search-backend.test.ts
+++ b/test/search-backend/fulltext-search-backend.test.ts
@@ -76,13 +76,18 @@ describe('FulltextSearchBackend', () => {
     });
 
     it('includes scope param from URL if not provided', async () => {
-      window.location.search = `?scope=boop`;
+      const url = new URL(window.location.href);
+      url.searchParams.set('scope', 'boop');
+      window.history.replaceState({}, '', url.toString());
 
       const backend = new FulltextSearchBackend();
       await backend.performSearch({ query: 'foo' });
 
       const queryParams = new URL(urlCalled!.toString()).searchParams;
       expect(queryParams.get('scope')).to.equal('boop');
+
+      url.searchParams.delete('scope');
+      window.history.replaceState({}, '', url.toString());
     });
 
     it('includes caching param if provided', async () => {
@@ -98,13 +103,19 @@ describe('FulltextSearchBackend', () => {
 
     it('includes caching param from URL if not provided', async () => {
       const cachingParam = JSON.stringify({ bypass: true });
-      window.location.search = `?caching=${cachingParam}`;
+
+      const url = new URL(window.location.href);
+      url.searchParams.set('caching', cachingParam);
+      window.history.replaceState({}, '', url.toString());
 
       const backend = new FulltextSearchBackend();
       await backend.performSearch({ query: 'foo' });
 
       const queryParams = new URL(urlCalled!.toString()).searchParams;
       expect(queryParams.get('caching')).to.equal(cachingParam);
+
+      url.searchParams.delete('caching');
+      window.history.replaceState({}, '', url.toString());
     });
 
     it('can enable debugging by default on all searches', async () => {
@@ -262,7 +273,9 @@ describe('FulltextSearchBackend', () => {
   });
 
   it('includes verbose param from URL if not provided', async () => {
-    window.location.search = `?verbose=1`;
+    const url = new URL(window.location.href);
+    url.searchParams.set('verbose', '1');
+    window.history.replaceState({}, '', url.toString());
 
     const logBackup = console.log;
     const logSpy = Sinon.spy();
@@ -275,5 +288,7 @@ describe('FulltextSearchBackend', () => {
     expect(logSpy.args[0][0]).to.equal('\n\n***** RESPONSE RECEIVED *****');
 
     console.log = logBackup;
+    url.searchParams.delete('verbose');
+    window.history.replaceState({}, '', url.toString());
   });
 });
diff --git a/test/search-backend/metadata-search-backend.test.ts b/test/search-backend/metadata-search-backend.test.ts
index 8a468fe..7811979 100644
--- a/test/search-backend/metadata-search-backend.test.ts
+++ b/test/search-backend/metadata-search-backend.test.ts
@@ -76,13 +76,18 @@ describe('MetadataSearchBackend', () => {
     });
 
     it('includes scope param from URL if not provided', async () => {
-      window.location.search = `?scope=boop`;
+      const url = new URL(window.location.href);
+      url.searchParams.set('scope', 'boop');
+      window.history.replaceState({}, '', url.toString());
 
       const backend = new MetadataSearchBackend();
       await backend.performSearch({ query: 'foo' });
 
       const queryParams = new URL(urlCalled!.toString()).searchParams;
       expect(queryParams.get('scope')).to.equal('boop');
+
+      url.searchParams.delete('scope');
+      window.history.replaceState({}, '', url.toString());
     });
 
     it('includes caching param if provided', async () => {
@@ -98,13 +103,19 @@ describe('MetadataSearchBackend', () => {
 
     it('includes caching param from URL if not provided', async () => {
       const cachingParam = JSON.stringify({ bypass: true });
-      window.location.search = `?caching=${cachingParam}`;
+
+      const url = new URL(window.location.href);
+      url.searchParams.set('caching', cachingParam);
+      window.history.replaceState({}, '', url.toString());
 
       const backend = new MetadataSearchBackend();
       await backend.performSearch({ query: 'foo' });
 
       const queryParams = new URL(urlCalled!.toString()).searchParams;
       expect(queryParams.get('caching')).to.equal(cachingParam);
+
+      url.searchParams.delete('caching');
+      window.history.replaceState({}, '', url.toString());
     });
 
     it('can enable debugging by default on all searches', async () => {
@@ -262,7 +273,9 @@ describe('MetadataSearchBackend', () => {
   });
 
   it('includes verbose param from URL if not provided', async () => {
-    window.location.search = `?verbose=1`;
+    const url = new URL(window.location.href);
+    url.searchParams.set('verbose', '1');
+    window.history.replaceState({}, '', url.toString());
 
     const logBackup = console.log;
     const logSpy = Sinon.spy();
@@ -275,5 +288,7 @@ describe('MetadataSearchBackend', () => {
     expect(logSpy.args[0][0]).to.equal('\n\n***** RESPONSE RECEIVED *****');
 
     console.log = logBackup;
+    url.searchParams.delete('verbose');
+    window.history.replaceState({}, '', url.toString());
   });
 });