diff --git a/web/src/lib/components/shared-components/search-bar/search-bar.svelte b/web/src/lib/components/shared-components/search-bar/search-bar.svelte
index a88da2cebf..b3d24185ea 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/components/shared-components/search-bar/search-bar.svelte
+++ b/web/src/lib/components/shared-components/search-bar/search-bar.svelte
@@ -79,10 +79,25 @@
     searchStore.isSearchEnabled = false;
   };
 
+  function buildSearchPayload(term: string): SmartSearchDto | MetadataSearchDto {
+    const searchType = getSearchType();
+    switch (searchType) {
+      case 'smart':
+        return { query: term } as SmartSearchDto;
+      case 'metadata':
+        return { originalFileName: term } as MetadataSearchDto;
+      case 'description':
+        return { description: term } as MetadataSearchDto;
+      case 'ocr':
+        return { ocr: term } as MetadataSearchDto;
+      default:
+        return { query: term } as SmartSearchDto;
+    }
+  }
+
   const onHistoryTermClick = async (searchTerm: string) => {
     value = searchTerm;
-    const searchPayload = { query: searchTerm };
-    await handleSearch(searchPayload);
+    await handleSearch(buildSearchPayload(searchTerm));
   };
 
   const onFilterClick = async () => {
@@ -112,29 +127,7 @@
   };
 
   const onSubmit = () => {
-    const searchType = getSearchType();
-    let payload = {} as SmartSearchDto | MetadataSearchDto;
-
-    switch (searchType) {
-      case 'smart': {
-        payload = { query: value } as SmartSearchDto;
-        break;
-      }
-      case 'metadata': {
-        payload = { originalFileName: value } as MetadataSearchDto;
-        break;
-      }
-      case 'description': {
-        payload = { description: value } as MetadataSearchDto;
-        break;
-      }
-      case 'ocr': {
-        payload = { ocr: value } as MetadataSearchDto;
-        break;
-      }
-    }
-
-    handlePromiseError(handleSearch(payload));
+    handlePromiseError(handleSearch(buildSearchPayload(value)));
     saveSearchTerm(value);
   };