diff --git a/src/Searching.js b/src/Searching.js
index 4e6c8b9b4d..eb7137e221 100644
--- a/src/Searching.js
+++ b/src/Searching.js
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ function serverSideSearch(term, roomId = undefined) {
     }
 
     const searchPromise = MatrixClientPeg.get().searchRoomEvents({
-        filter: filter,
-        term: term,
+        filter,
+        term,
     });
 
     return searchPromise;