diff --git a/src/public/app/widgets/search_box.js b/src/public/app/widgets/search_box.js
index 2272d598f..dea6e8ea7 100644
--- a/src/public/app/widgets/search_box.js
+++ b/src/public/app/widgets/search_box.js
@@ -122,7 +122,9 @@ export default class SearchBoxWidget extends BasicWidget {
         this.resetSearchEvent();
     }
 
-    showSearchEvent({searchText}) {
+    showSearchEvent(data = {}) {
+        const {searchText} = data;
+
         utils.saveFocusedElement();
 
         this.$searchBox.slideDown();