diff --git a/public/js/app.js b/public/js/app.js
index 4741b4c..dd7fb19 100644
--- a/public/js/app.js
+++ b/public/js/app.js
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ document.addEventListener('alpine:init', () => {
         return;
       if (currentWord === this.currentWord) {
         /* Show previous items, if any. */
-        this.open = true;
+        this.open = this.items.length > 0;
         return;
       }
       this.currentWord = currentWord;
@@ -35,12 +35,13 @@ document.addEventListener('alpine:init', () => {
 
       if (!response.ok) {
         this.items = [];
+        this.open = false;
         return;
       }
 
       this.activeItem = null;
       this.items = await response.json();
-      this.open = true;
+      this.open = this.items.length > 0;
     },
 
     async fetchSuggestionsOnInput(evt) {
diff --git a/templates/_search.html.ep b/templates/_search.html.ep
index 8d9b3fb..3cd3b0f 100644
--- a/templates/_search.html.ep
+++ b/templates/_search.html.ep
@@ -16,9 +16,7 @@
       @keydown.up.prevent="moveActiveItemBackward"
       @keydown.down.prevent="moveActiveItemForward"
       @keydown.escape="open = false">
-    <ul
-      x-ref="suggestions"
-      x-cloak x-show="open && items.length > 0">
+    <ul x-ref="suggestions" x-cloak x-show="open">
       <template x-for="(item, index) in sortedItems" :key="item.display">
         <li
 	  :class="index === activeItem ? 'suggestion-hover' : ''"