diff --git a/app/javascript/dashboard/modules/search/components/SearchHeader.vue b/app/javascript/dashboard/modules/search/components/SearchHeader.vue
index 08d4c0c7a..1de642fbe 100644
--- a/app/javascript/dashboard/modules/search/components/SearchHeader.vue
+++ b/app/javascript/dashboard/modules/search/components/SearchHeader.vue
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <script setup>
-import { ref, watch, useTemplateRef } from 'vue';
+import { ref, useTemplateRef } from 'vue';
 import { FEATURE_FLAGS } from 'dashboard/featureFlags';
 import { INSTALLATION_TYPES } from 'dashboard/constants/installationTypes';
 import { ROLES } from 'dashboard/constants/permissions';
@@ -30,16 +30,6 @@ const onSelectRecentSearch = query => {
   searchQuery.value = query;
   onSearch(query);
 };
-
-watch(
-  () => props.initialQuery,
-  newValue => {
-    if (searchQuery.value !== newValue) {
-      searchQuery.value = newValue;
-    }
-  },
-  { immediate: true }
-);
 </script>
 
 <template>
diff --git a/app/javascript/dashboard/modules/search/components/SearchInput.vue b/app/javascript/dashboard/modules/search/components/SearchInput.vue
index 3edd79fe0..de2db176f 100644
--- a/app/javascript/dashboard/modules/search/components/SearchInput.vue
+++ b/app/javascript/dashboard/modules/search/components/SearchInput.vue
@@ -30,10 +30,13 @@ const debouncedEmit = debounce(
   500
 );
 
-const onInput = () => {
-  debouncedEmit(searchQuery.value);
+const onInput = e => {
+  // Use the DOM value, not searchQuery.value: the defineModel ref updates a tick
+  // later, so reading it back here lags one character behind.
+  const value = e.target.value;
+  debouncedEmit(value);
 
-  if (searchQuery.value.trim()) {
+  if (value.trim()) {
     showRecentSearches.value = false;
   } else if (isInputFocused.value) {
     showRecentSearches.value = true;
diff --git a/app/javascript/dashboard/modules/search/components/SearchTabs.vue b/app/javascript/dashboard/modules/search/components/SearchTabs.vue
index 86e40df57..1a0fea65c 100644
--- a/app/javascript/dashboard/modules/search/components/SearchTabs.vue
+++ b/app/javascript/dashboard/modules/search/components/SearchTabs.vue
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 <script setup>
 import { computed, watch, ref } from 'vue';
-import { useI18n } from 'vue-i18n';
 import TabBar from 'dashboard/components-next/tabbar/TabBar.vue';
-import Button from 'dashboard/components-next/button/Button.vue';
 
 const props = defineProps({
   tabs: {
@@ -17,8 +15,6 @@ const props = defineProps({
 
 const emit = defineEmits(['tabChange']);
 
-const { t } = useI18n();
-
 const activeTab = ref(props.selectedTab);
 
 watch(
@@ -51,14 +47,5 @@ const onTabChange = selectedTab => {
       :initial-active-tab="activeTab"
       @tab-changed="onTabChange"
     />
-
-    <Button
-      :label="t('SEARCH.SORT_BY.RELEVANCE')"
-      sm
-      link
-      slate
-      class="hover:!no-underline pointer-events-none lg:inline-flex hidden"
-      icon="i-lucide-arrow-up-down"
-    />
   </div>
 </template>
diff --git a/app/javascript/dashboard/modules/search/components/SearchView.vue b/app/javascript/dashboard/modules/search/components/SearchView.vue
index 4a638224c..fdca9d35a 100644
--- a/app/javascript/dashboard/modules/search/components/SearchView.vue
+++ b/app/javascript/dashboard/modules/search/components/SearchView.vue
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 <script setup>
-import { ref, computed, onMounted, onUnmounted } from 'vue';
+import { ref, computed, onMounted, onUnmounted, watch } from 'vue';
 import { useMapGetter, useStore } from 'dashboard/composables/store.js';
 import { useRouter, useRoute } from 'vue-router';
 import { useTrack } from 'dashboard/composables';
+import { useAccount } from 'dashboard/composables/useAccount';
 import { useI18n } from 'vue-i18n';
 import { useCamelCase } from 'dashboard/composables/useTransformKeys';
 import { generateURLParams, parseURLParams } from '../helpers/searchHelper';
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ import SearchResultArticlesList from './SearchResultArticlesList.vue';
 const router = useRouter();
 const route = useRoute();
 const store = useStore();
+const { currentAccount } = useAccount();
 const { t } = useI18n();
 
 const PER_PAGE = 15; // Results per page
@@ -338,19 +340,26 @@ const onTabChange = tab => {
 onMounted(() => {
   store.dispatch('conversationSearch/clearSearchResults');
   store.dispatch('agents/get');
-
-  const parsedFilters = parseURLParams(
-    route.query,
-    isFeatureFlagEnabled(FEATURE_FLAGS.ADVANCED_SEARCH)
-  );
-  filters.value = parsedFilters;
-
-  // Auto-execute search if query parameter exists
-  if (route.query.q) {
-    onSearch(route.query.q);
-  }
 });
 
+// Wait for the account before restoring URL filters: the ADVANCED_SEARCH flag
+// derives from account.features (loaded async), and reading it too early strips
+// the filter params from the URL. `immediate` covers the already-loaded case.
+watch(
+  () => currentAccount.value?.id,
+  id => {
+    if (!id) return;
+    filters.value = parseURLParams(
+      route.query,
+      isFeatureFlagEnabled(FEATURE_FLAGS.ADVANCED_SEARCH)
+    );
+    if (route.query.q) {
+      onSearch(route.query.q);
+    }
+  },
+  { immediate: true }
+);
+
 onUnmounted(() => {
   query.value = '';
   store.dispatch('conversationSearch/clearSearchResults');