diff --git a/ui/page/search/view.jsx b/ui/page/search/view.jsx
index b833eb8af..c34280899 100644
--- a/ui/page/search/view.jsx
+++ b/ui/page/search/view.jsx
@@ -46,9 +46,8 @@ export default function SearchPage(props: Props) {
   const urlParams = new URLSearchParams(location.search);
   const urlQuery = urlParams.get('q') || '';
   const additionalOptions: AdditionalOptions = { isBackgroundSearch: false };
-  if (!showNsfw) {
-    additionalOptions['nsfw'] = false;
-  }
+
+  additionalOptions['nsfw'] = showNsfw;
 
   const modifiedUrlQuery = urlQuery
     .trim()
diff --git a/ui/redux/selectors/search.js b/ui/redux/selectors/search.js
index b29e19939..6b1d81de8 100644
--- a/ui/redux/selectors/search.js
+++ b/ui/redux/selectors/search.js
@@ -77,9 +77,7 @@ export const makeSelectRecommendedContentForUri = (uri: string) =>
           isBackgroundSearch?: boolean,
         } = { related_to: claim.claim_id, isBackgroundSearch: true };
 
-        if (!isMature) {
-          options['nsfw'] = false;
-        }
+        options['nsfw'] = isMature;
         const searchQuery = getSearchQueryString(title.replace(/\//, ' '), options);
 
         let searchUris = searchUrisByQuery[searchQuery];