diff --git a/app/components/search-box.gjs b/app/components/search-box.gjs
index 83df5f8..77302ba 100644
--- a/app/components/search-box.gjs
+++ b/app/components/search-box.gjs
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ export default class SearchBoxComponent extends Component {
     event.preventDefault();
     if (!this.query) return;
 
-    let queryParams = { q: this.query, selected: null };
+    let queryParams = { q: this.query, selected: null, category: null };
 
     if (this.mapUi.currentCenter) {
       const { lat, lon } = this.mapUi.currentCenter;
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ export default class SearchBoxComponent extends Component {
           lat: place.lat,
           lon: place.lon,
           selected: null,
+          category: null,
         },
       });
     }
diff --git a/tests/integration/components/search-box-test.gjs b/tests/integration/components/search-box-test.gjs
index 5631ca4..2f53aa1 100644
--- a/tests/integration/components/search-box-test.gjs
+++ b/tests/integration/components/search-box-test.gjs
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ module('Integration | Component | search-box', function (hooks) {
       .dispatchEvent(new Event('submit', { bubbles: true, cancelable: true }));
 
     assert.verifySteps([
-      'transitionTo: search {"queryParams":{"q":"berlin","selected":null,"lat":"52.5200","lon":"13.4050"}}',
+      'transitionTo: search {"queryParams":{"q":"berlin","selected":null,"category":null,"lat":"52.5200","lon":"13.4050"}}',
     ]);
   });