diff --git a/app/views/DirectoryView/index.js b/app/views/DirectoryView/index.js
index 18d9c6cd9..01788bcc2 100644
--- a/app/views/DirectoryView/index.js
+++ b/app/views/DirectoryView/index.js
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ class DirectoryView extends React.Component {
 	}
 
 	onSearchChangeText = (text) => {
-		this.setState({ text });
+		this.setState({ text }, this.search);
 	}
 
 	// eslint-disable-next-line react/sort-comp