diff --git a/src/hooks/useSuggestedSearchDefaultNavigation.ts b/src/hooks/useSuggestedSearchDefaultNavigation.ts
index 1f922a84958d..b0a33365f960 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useSuggestedSearchDefaultNavigation.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/useSuggestedSearchDefaultNavigation.ts
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ function useSuggestedSearchDefaultNavigation({
 
         const defaultMenuItem = getDefaultActionableSearchMenuItem(flattenedMenuItems);
 
-        if (!defaultMenuItem || similarSearchHash === defaultMenuItem.similarSearchHash) {
+        if (!defaultMenuItem || similarSearchHash !== undefined) {
             return;
         }