diff --git a/src/vs/editor/contrib/find/findWidget.ts b/src/vs/editor/contrib/find/findWidget.ts
index 5566fb24392e99299c8739f16e25a0dd564e04dd..dc0e30a88fd228161bbb88e8e5789d7922d3c38b 100644
--- a/src/vs/editor/contrib/find/findWidget.ts
+++ b/src/vs/editor/contrib/find/findWidget.ts
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ export class FindWidget extends Widget implements IOverlayWidget, IVerticalSashL
 			if (this._isVisible) {
 				let globalBufferTerm = await this._controller.getGlobalBufferTerm();
 				if (globalBufferTerm && globalBufferTerm !== this._state.searchString) {
-					this._state.change({ searchString: globalBufferTerm }, true);
+					this._state.change({ searchString: globalBufferTerm }, false);
 					this._findInput.select();
 				}
 			}