diff --git a/src/app/associate-item/associate-item-page.component.ts b/src/app/associate-item/associate-item-page.component.ts
index a4bf1303294..51ffd0e01ba 100644
--- a/src/app/associate-item/associate-item-page.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/associate-item/associate-item-page.component.ts
@@ -285,8 +285,9 @@ export class AssociateItemPageComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
     q = q.replace(/^ */, '');
     q = q.replace(/ *$/, '');
     q = q.replace(/  +/g, ' ');
-    this.search.searchOptions$.next(Object.assign((this.search.searchConfigService.paginatedSearchOptions as any).value, {query: q}));
-    this.updateSearch((this.search.searchConfigService.paginatedSearchOptions as any).value);
+
+    this.updateSearch(q);
+    this.search.retrieveResults();
     $event.preventDefault();
   }
 
@@ -300,8 +301,9 @@ export class AssociateItemPageComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
     q = q.replace(/^ */, '');
     q = q.replace(/ *$/, '');
     q = q.replace(/  +/g, ' ');
-    this.search.searchOptions$.next(Object.assign((this.search.searchConfigService.paginatedSearchOptions as any).value, {query: q}));
-    this.updateSearch((this.search.searchConfigService.paginatedSearchOptions as any).value);
+
+    this.updateSearch(q);
+    this.search.retrieveResults();
     $event.preventDefault();
   }
 
@@ -316,20 +318,22 @@ export class AssociateItemPageComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
       q += ' *';
     }
 
-    this.search.searchOptions$.next(Object.assign((this.search.searchConfigService.paginatedSearchOptions as any).value, {query: q}));
-    this.updateSearch((this.search.searchConfigService.paginatedSearchOptions as any).value);
+    this.updateSearch(q);
+    this.search.retrieveResults();
     $event.preventDefault();
   }
 
   /**
-   * Updates the search URL
+   * Updates the search URL query and jump to page 1
    * @param data Updated parameters
    */
   updateSearch(data: any) {
-    const queryParams = Object.assign({}, data);
 
     this.router.navigate(this.getSearchLinkParts(), {
-      queryParams: queryParams,
+      queryParams: {
+        query: data as string,
+        [this.search.paginationId + '.page']: 1
+      },
       queryParamsHandling: 'merge'
     });
   }
diff --git a/src/app/shared/search/search.component.ts b/src/app/shared/search/search.component.ts
index 26c9d68e0ab..3234d7c5b26 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/search/search.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/search/search.component.ts
@@ -662,4 +662,14 @@ export class SearchComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
     this.sidebarService.toggle();
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Experimental to use: Retrieve the results from the current options.
+   * Might be called when the query has been changed in the search configuration service by some button or so and configuration or context have not changed.
+   */
+  public retrieveResults(){
+    this.refreshFilters.next(true);
+    this.retrieveFilters(this.searchOptions$.value);
+    this.retrieveSearchResults(this.searchOptions$.value);
+  }
+
 }