diff --git a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index 0c1e1f3ed8..6018bb9638 100644
--- a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@
         </activity>
         <activity
             android:name=".ui.main.SearchActivity"
-            android:launchMode="singleInstance"
             android:theme="@style/Theme.Splash">
             <intent-filter>
                 <action android:name="android.intent.action.SEARCH" />
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/main/MainActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/main/MainActivity.kt
index ee258f7fc0..1177cffbc5 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/main/MainActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/main/MainActivity.kt
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ open class MainActivity : BaseActivity(), DownloadServiceListener {
         super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
 
         // Do not let the launcher create a new activity http://stackoverflow.com/questions/16283079
-        if (!isTaskRoot) {
+        if (!isTaskRoot && this !is SearchActivity) {
             finish()
             return
         }