diff --git a/front/core/components/searchbar/__snapshots__/searchbar.spec.js.snap b/front/core/components/searchbar/__snapshots__/searchbar.spec.js.snap
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..698e1ba88
--- /dev/null
+++ b/front/core/components/searchbar/__snapshots__/searchbar.spec.js.snap
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+// Jest Snapshot v1, https://goo.gl/fbAQLP
+
+exports[`Component vnSearchbar doSearch() should define searchString, call onSearch and the model applyFilter method 1`] = `"function search() { [native code] } 0:i 1:d 2:: 3:( ) 4:1 5:2 6:3 7:4 8:5 9:6"`;
+
+exports[`Component vnSearchbar onPanelSubmit() should hide the popover, and set the filter as it wasn't defined 1`] = `Object {}`;
+
+exports[`Component vnSearchbar onPanelSubmit() should hide the popover, compact the filter 1`] = `
+Object {
+  "id": 999,
+}
+`;
+
+exports[`Component vnSearchbar onSubmit() should define the controller's filter 1`] = `
+Object {
+  "search": "id: 999",
+}
+`;
diff --git a/front/core/components/searchbar/searchbar.js b/front/core/components/searchbar/searchbar.js
index 6412e67bc..9384b712b 100644
--- a/front/core/components/searchbar/searchbar.js
+++ b/front/core/components/searchbar/searchbar.js
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ export default class Controller extends Component {
         this.$element = $element;
         this.$compile = $compile;
         this.$state = $state;
-        this.$scope = $scope;
+        this.$ = $scope;
         let criteria = {to: this.$state.current.name};
         this.deregisterCallback = $transitions.onSuccess(criteria,
             () => this.onStateChange());
@@ -51,7 +51,9 @@ export default class Controller extends Component {
         if (this.$state.params.q) {
             try {
                 this._filter = JSON.parse(this.$state.params.q);
-            } catch (e) {}
+            } catch (e) {
+                console.error(e);
+            }
         }
 
         this.doSearch();
diff --git a/front/core/components/searchbar/searchbar.spec.js b/front/core/components/searchbar/searchbar.spec.js
index 44a6097bb..14950d665 100644
--- a/front/core/components/searchbar/searchbar.spec.js
+++ b/front/core/components/searchbar/searchbar.spec.js
@@ -4,15 +4,17 @@ describe('Component vnSearchbar', () => {
     let controller;
     let $element;
     let $state;
+    let $scope;
 
     beforeEach(angular.mock.module('vnCore', $translateProvider => {
         $translateProvider.translations('en', {});
     }));
 
-    beforeEach(angular.mock.inject(($componentController, _$state_) => {
+    beforeEach(angular.mock.inject(($componentController, _$state_, $rootScope, $compile) => {
+        $scope = $rootScope.$new();
         $state = _$state_;
-        $element = angular.element(`<div></div>`);
-        controller = $componentController('vnSearchbar', {$element, $state});
+        $element = angular.element(`<vn-textfield><input></input></vn-textfield>`);
+        controller = $componentController('vnSearchbar', {$element, $state, $scope, $compile});
         controller.panel = 'vn-client-search-panel';
     }));
 
@@ -36,6 +38,38 @@ describe('Component vnSearchbar', () => {
         });
     });
 
+    describe('onStateChange()', () => {
+        it(`should set a formated _filter in the controller`, () => {
+            spyOn(controller, 'doSearch');
+            Object.assign(controller.$state.params, {q: '{"id": 999}'});
+
+            controller.onStateChange();
+
+            expect(controller._filter).toEqual({id: 999});
+            expect(controller.doSearch).toHaveBeenCalledWith();
+        });
+    });
+
+    describe('shownFilter() getter', () => {
+        it(`should return the _filter if not NULL`, () => {
+            controller.filter = '{"id": 999}';
+
+            let shownFilter = controller.shownFilter;
+
+            expect(shownFilter).toEqual(controller._filter);
+            expect(shownFilter).not.toEqual(controller.suggestedFilter);
+        });
+
+        it(`should return the suggested filter if filter is NULL`, () => {
+            controller.suggestedFilter = '{"id": 888}';
+
+            let shownFilter = controller.shownFilter;
+
+            expect(shownFilter).not.toEqual(controller._filter);
+            expect(shownFilter).toEqual(controller.suggestedFilter);
+        });
+    });
+
     describe('filter() setter', () => {
         it(`should call $state.go() to replace the current state location instead of creating a new one`, () => {
             controller._filter = {};
@@ -59,6 +93,83 @@ describe('Component vnSearchbar', () => {
         });
     });
 
+    describe('onPopoverClose()', () => {
+        it(`should get rid of $panel and $panelScope`, () => {
+            controller.$panel = {
+                I: 'should disappear',
+                remove: () => {}
+            };
+
+            controller.$panelScope = {$destroy: jasmine.createSpy('$destroy')};
+
+            controller.onPopoverClose();
+
+            expect(controller.$panelScope.$destroy).toHaveBeenCalledWith();
+            expect(controller.$panel).toBeNull();
+        });
+    });
+
+    describe('onPanelSubmit()', () => {
+        it(`should hide the popover, and set the filter as it wasn't defined`, () => {
+            controller.$.popover = {hide: jasmine.createSpy('hide')};
+            const filter = undefined;
+
+            controller.onPanelSubmit(filter);
+
+            expect(controller.filter).toMatchSnapshot();
+        });
+
+        it(`should hide the popover, compact the filter`, () => {
+            controller.$.popover = {hide: jasmine.createSpy('hide')};
+            const filter = {id: 999, thisKeyShouldBePurged: null};
+
+            controller.onPanelSubmit(filter);
+
+            expect(controller.filter).toMatchSnapshot();
+        });
+    });
+
+    describe('onSubmit()', () => {
+        it(`should define the controller's filter`, () => {
+            controller.searchString = 'id: 999';
+            controller.onSubmit();
+
+            expect(controller.filter).toMatchSnapshot();
+        });
+    });
+
+    describe('doSearch()', () => {
+        it(`should define searchString, call onSearch and the model applyFilter method`, () => {
+            controller._filter = 'id: 123456';
+            controller.autoload = true;
+            controller.onSearch = jasmine.createSpy('onSearch');
+            controller.model = {applyFilter: jasmine.createSpy('applyFilter')};
+            controller.paramBuilder = jasmine.createSpy('paramBuilder').and.returnValue({'param': `${controller._filter}`});
+
+
+            controller.doSearch();
+
+            expect(controller.searchString).toMatchSnapshot();
+            expect(controller.onSearch).toHaveBeenCalledWith({'$params': `${controller._filter}`});
+            expect(controller.model.applyFilter).toHaveBeenCalledWith(jasmine.any(Object), jasmine.any(Object));
+        });
+
+        it(`should define searchString, call onSearch and the model clear method`, () => {
+            controller._filter = null;
+            controller.autoload = false;
+            controller.onSearch = jasmine.createSpy('onSearch');
+            controller.model = {clear: jasmine.createSpy('clear')};
+            controller.paramBuilder = jasmine.createSpy('paramBuilder').and.returnValue({'param': `${controller._filter}`});
+
+
+            controller.doSearch();
+
+            expect(controller.searchString).toEqual('');
+            expect(controller.onSearch).toHaveBeenCalledWith({'$params': null});
+            expect(controller.model.clear).toHaveBeenCalledWith();
+        });
+    });
+
     describe('getObjectFromString()', () => {
         it(`should return a formated object based on the string received for basic search`, () => {
             let result = controller.getObjectFromString('Bruce Wayne');
diff --git a/jest.config.js b/jest.config.js
index 4ff5ee8f7..facd1c8a7 100644
--- a/jest.config.js
+++ b/jest.config.js
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@ module.exports = {
 
     // An array of regexp pattern strings used to skip coverage collection
     coveragePathIgnorePatterns: [
-        '/node_modules/'
+        '/node_modules/',
+        '.spec.js'
     ],
 
     // A list of reporter names that Jest uses when writing coverage reports