diff --git a/static/skin/viewer.js b/static/skin/viewer.js
index d8c87686..fde3cdb1 100644
--- a/static/skin/viewer.js
+++ b/static/skin/viewer.js
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ function quasiUriEncode(s, specialSymbols) {
 
 function performSearch() {
   const searchbox = document.getElementById('kiwixsearchbox');
+  if (!searchbox.value.trim()) { return;}
   const q = encodeURIComponent(searchbox.value);
   gotoUrl(`/search?books.name=${currentBook}&pattern=${q}&userlang=${viewerState.uiLanguage}`);
 }
diff --git a/test/server.cpp b/test/server.cpp
index 8e77c102..db5e582d 100644
--- a/test/server.cpp
+++ b/test/server.cpp
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ const ResourceCollection resources200Compressible{
   { DYNAMIC_CONTENT, "/ROOT%23%3F/skin/taskbar.css" },
   { STATIC_CONTENT,  "/ROOT%23%3F/skin/taskbar.css?cacheid=42e90cb9" },
   { DYNAMIC_CONTENT, "/ROOT%23%3F/skin/viewer.js" },
-  { STATIC_CONTENT,  "/ROOT%23%3F/skin/viewer.js?cacheid=00e0fdf3" },
+  { STATIC_CONTENT,  "/ROOT%23%3F/skin/viewer.js?cacheid=6192cae1" },
   { DYNAMIC_CONTENT, "/ROOT%23%3F/skin/fonts/Poppins.ttf" },
   { STATIC_CONTENT,  "/ROOT%23%3F/skin/fonts/Poppins.ttf?cacheid=af705837" },
   { DYNAMIC_CONTENT, "/ROOT%23%3F/skin/fonts/Roboto.ttf" },
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ R"EXPECTEDRESULT(    <link type="text/css" href="./skin/kiwix.css?cacheid=b4e29e
     <script type="text/javascript" src="./skin/polyfills.js?cacheid=a0e0343d"></script>
     <script type="module" src="./skin/i18n.js?cacheid=e9a10ac1" defer></script>
     <script type="text/javascript" src="./skin/languages.js?cacheid=08955948" defer></script>
-    <script type="text/javascript" src="./skin/viewer.js?cacheid=00e0fdf3" defer></script>
+    <script type="text/javascript" src="./skin/viewer.js?cacheid=6192cae1" defer></script>
     <script type="text/javascript" src="./skin/autoComplete/autoComplete.min.js?cacheid=1191aaaf"></script>
       const blankPageUrl = root + "/skin/blank.html?cacheid=6b1fa032";
           <label for="kiwix_button_show_toggle"><img src="./skin/caret.png?cacheid=22b942b4" alt=""></label>