diff --git a/www/assets/js/list.js b/www/assets/js/list.js
index 7e45000..872b69e 100644
--- a/www/assets/js/list.js
+++ b/www/assets/js/list.js
@@ -20,16 +20,8 @@ $(".view-main").on("swipeout:delete", "#addresslist .package-list-item", functio
     deletePackage($(this).data("packageid"));
 });
 
-var searchbar = app.searchbar.create({
-    el: '.package-list-searchbar',
-    searchContainer: '#addresslist',
-    searchIn: '.item-title',
-    on: {
-        search(sb, query, previousQuery) {
-            console.log(query, previousQuery);
-        }
-    }
-});
+// Searchbar is setup in routes.js, this is for forcing a wider scope
+var searchbar = null;
 
 /**
  * Update package distances relative to the passed coordinates.
@@ -147,6 +139,13 @@ function loadPackageList(sortType) {
                     );
         }
     }
+
+    // If there was a search open when the reload was triggered
+    var searchboxVal = $(".package-list-searchbar input[type=search]").val();
+    if (searchboxVal != "") {
+        searchbar.clear();
+        searchbar.search(searchboxVal);
+    }
 }
 
 function confirmDeleteAllPackages() {
diff --git a/www/routes.js b/www/routes.js
index 78439e1..de1cbef 100644
--- a/www/routes.js
+++ b/www/routes.js
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ var routes = [
             pageAfterIn: function () {
                 loadPackageList();
 
-                var searchbar = app.searchbar.create({
+                searchbar = app.searchbar.create({
                     el: '.package-list-searchbar',
                     searchContainer: '#addresslist',
                     searchIn: '.item-title',