diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/org/fossify/filemanager/activities/ReadTextActivity.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/org/fossify/filemanager/activities/ReadTextActivity.kt
index dbe9affe..819e4c7a 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/org/fossify/filemanager/activities/ReadTextActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/org/fossify/filemanager/activities/ReadTextActivity.kt
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ class ReadTextActivity : SimpleActivity() {
         binding.readTextView.text?.clearBackgroundSpans()
 
         if (text.isNotBlank() && text.length > 1) {
-            searchMatches = binding.readTextView.value.searchMatches(text)
+            searchMatches = binding.readTextView.text.toString().searchMatches(text)
             binding.readTextView.highlightText(text, getProperPrimaryColor())
         }