diff --git a/src/components/App/SideBar/__tests__/index.tsx b/src/components/App/SideBar/__tests__/index.tsx
index a4ba3b318..ae2c6ff15 100644
--- a/src/components/App/SideBar/__tests__/index.tsx
+++ b/src/components/App/SideBar/__tests__/index.tsx
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ import { ThemeProvider } from '@mui/material'
 import '@testing-library/jest-dom'
 import { fireEvent, render, screen, waitFor } from '@testing-library/react'
 import React from 'react'
-import { ThemeProvider as StyleThemeProvider } from 'styled-components'
 import { MemoryRouter } from 'react-router-dom'
+import { ThemeProvider as StyleThemeProvider } from 'styled-components'
 import { SideBar } from '..'
 import { api } from '../../../../network/api'
 import { AppStore, useAppStore } from '../../../../stores/useAppStore'
@@ -101,7 +101,9 @@ describe('Test SideBar', () => {
       </MemoryRouter>,
     )
 
-    expect(container.querySelector('#sidebar-wrapper')).not.toBeInTheDocument()
+    waitFor(() => {
+      expect(container.querySelector('#sidebar-wrapper')).not.toBeInTheDocument()
+    })
   })
 
   it('Verify that the sidebar is visible when sidebarIsOpen is true.', () => {
diff --git a/src/components/App/SideBar/index.tsx b/src/components/App/SideBar/index.tsx
index 6faa5ecb0..fa207294d 100644
--- a/src/components/App/SideBar/index.tsx
+++ b/src/components/App/SideBar/index.tsx
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ type ContentProp = {
 
 // eslint-disable-next-line react/display-name
 const Content = forwardRef<HTMLDivElement, ContentProp>(({ subViewOpen }, ref) => {
-  const { setSidebarOpen, currentSearch: searchTerm, setSearchFormValue } = useAppStore((s) => s)
+  const { setSidebarOpen } = useAppStore((s) => s)
 
   const hasAiChats = useHasAiChats()
 
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ const Content = forwardRef<HTMLDivElement, ContentProp>(({ subViewOpen }, ref) =
         <CollapseButton
           onClick={() => {
             setSidebarOpen(false)
-            setSearchFormValue(searchTerm || '')
           }}
         >
           <ChevronLeftIcon />
@@ -67,7 +66,7 @@ export const SideBar = () => {
 
   return (
     <>
-      <Slide direction="right" in={sidebarIsOpen} mountOnEnter unmountOnExit>
+      <Slide direction="right" in={sidebarIsOpen}>
         <Content subViewOpen={subViewIsOpen} />
       </Slide>
       <SideBarSubView open={subViewIsOpen} />