diff --git a/js/ui/dash.js b/js/ui/dash.js
index 5c05340..40811fb 100644
--- a/js/ui/dash.js
+++ b/js/ui/dash.js
@@ -820,19 +820,17 @@ Dash.prototype = {
 
             if (this._searchResultsSingleShownSection == section.type) {
                 this._searchResultsSection.header.setCountText(itemCountText);
+                section.resultArea.actor.show();
                 if (itemCount == 0) {
                     section.resultArea.actor.hide();
-                } else {
-                    section.resultArea.actor.show();
                 }
             } else if (this._searchResultsSingleShownSection == null) {
+                section.header.actor.show();
+                section.resultArea.actor.show();
                 // Don't show the section if it has no results
                 if (itemCount == 0) {
                     section.header.actor.hide();
                     section.resultArea.actor.hide();
-                } else {
-                    section.header.actor.show();
-                    section.resultArea.actor.show();
                 }
             } 

