diff --git a/src/components/Form/fields/FieldAffiliations.vue b/src/components/Form/fields/FieldAffiliations.vue
index ed33e3ccf..d39e45272 100644
--- a/src/components/Form/fields/FieldAffiliations.vue
+++ b/src/components/Form/fields/FieldAffiliations.vue
@@ -406,7 +406,11 @@ const closeAddMode = function () {
 	newAffiliationPending.value = {};
 };
 const showSearchResults = computed(() => {
-	return searchPhrase.value.length > 0 || apiResponse.value.length > 0;
+	return (
+		(searchPhrase.value.length > 0 && apiResponse.value.length > 0) ||
+		(searchPhrase.value.length > 0 && apiResponse.value.length === 0) ||
+		!(searchPhrase.value.length === 0)
+	);
 });
 const toggleEditMode = function (index) {
 	if (indexEditMode.value === index) {