diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/components/search-advanced-options.hbs b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/components/search-advanced-options.hbs
index 6df6fcb44da..d56dc781be6 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/components/search-advanced-options.hbs
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/components/search-advanced-options.hbs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
   <div class="control-group pull-left">
     <label class="control-label" for="search-in-category">{{i18n "search.advanced.in_category.label"}}</label>
     <div class="controls">
-      {{category-selector categories=searchedTerms.category single="true"}}
+      {{category-selector categories=searchedTerms.category single="true" canReceiveUpdates="true"}}
     </div>
   </div>
 </div>