diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/routes/build-private-messages-route.js.es6 b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/routes/build-private-messages-route.js.es6
index 63fa6d56e8a..b20e9e1b3dc 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/routes/build-private-messages-route.js.es6
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/routes/build-private-messages-route.js.es6
@@ -32,7 +32,10 @@ export default (viewName, path) => {
     },
 
     deactivate() {
-      this.searchService.set('contextType', 'private_messages');
+      this.searchService.set(
+        'searchContext',
+        this.controllerFor("user").get("model.searchContext")
+      );
     }
   });
 };