diff --git a/app/views/DirectoryView/index.tsx b/app/views/DirectoryView/index.tsx
index 4305fea4c..b8f17d234 100644
--- a/app/views/DirectoryView/index.tsx
+++ b/app/views/DirectoryView/index.tsx
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ class DirectoryView extends React.Component<IDirectoryViewProps, IDirectoryViewS
 		} else if (type === 'teams') {
 			logEvent(events.DIRECTORY_SEARCH_TEAMS);
 		}
+		this.toggleDropdown()
 	};
 
 	toggleWorkspace = () => {