diff --git a/aleksis/core/static/style.scss b/aleksis/core/static/style.scss
index ed0e0f06fb4ca14d3d5b0174ff5aaf19c3714438..ab20ec56d066fa3d6ed7637a8cdf38bb105b0f21 100644
--- a/aleksis/core/static/style.scss
+++ b/aleksis/core/static/style.scss
@@ -195,6 +195,7 @@ a.collection-item.search-item {
 
 div#search-loader {
   margin: 0.5rem 0 0 0;
+  display: none;
 }
 
 div#search-results {
diff --git a/aleksis/core/templates/core/base.html b/aleksis/core/templates/core/base.html
index 7b3736d43d968980fe029dcef41b6f028e42025e..5f70beda524a4fc25673f91c5e427d5a74cb98c8 100644
--- a/aleksis/core/templates/core/base.html
+++ b/aleksis/core/templates/core/base.html
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
             <button class="btn btn-flat search-button" type="submit" aria-label="{% trans "Search" %}">
               <i class="material-icons">search</i>
             </button>
-            <div class="progress" style="display: none;" id="search-loader"><div class="indeterminate"></div></div>
+            <div class="progress" id="search-loader"><div class="indeterminate"></div></div>
           </div>
         </form>
       </li>