diff --git a/src/app/+search-page/search-page.component.ts b/src/app/+search-page/search-page.component.ts
index 052eccd33a..16fe86c018 100644
--- a/src/app/+search-page/search-page.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/+search-page/search-page.component.ts
@@ -84,7 +84,6 @@ export class SearchPageComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
   private updateSearchResults(searchOptions) {
     // Resolve search results
     this.results = this.service.search(this.query, this.scope, searchOptions);
-
   }
 
   ngOnDestroy() {
diff --git a/src/app/+search-page/search-results/search-results.compontent.ts b/src/app/+search-page/search-results/search-results.compontent.ts
index 62357b8e8d..c645489694 100644
--- a/src/app/+search-page/search-results/search-results.compontent.ts
+++ b/src/app/+search-page/search-results/search-results.compontent.ts
@@ -9,12 +9,10 @@ import { SearchOptions } from '../search-options.model';
  * The route parameter 'id' is used to request the item it represents.
  * All fields of the item that should be displayed, are defined in its template.
  */
-
 @Component({
   selector: 'ds-search-results',
   templateUrl: './search-results.component.html',
 })
-
 export class SearchResultsComponent {
   @Input() searchResults: RemoteData<Array<SearchResult<DSpaceObject>>>;
   @Input() searchConfig: SearchOptions;
diff --git a/src/app/+search-page/search.service.ts b/src/app/+search-page/search.service.ts
index 81d6a61c82..caf6e18076 100644
--- a/src/app/+search-page/search.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/+search-page/search.service.ts
@@ -1,15 +1,20 @@
 import { Injectable } from '@angular/core';
-import { RemoteData } from '../core/data/remote-data';
+
 import { Observable } from 'rxjs/Observable';
-import { SearchResult } from './search-result.model';
-import { ItemDataService } from '../core/data/item-data.service';
-import { PageInfo } from '../core/shared/page-info.model';
+import { BehaviorSubject } from 'rxjs/BehaviorSubject';
+
 import { DSpaceObject } from '../core/shared/dspace-object.model';
-import { SearchOptions } from './search-options.model';
-import { hasValue, isNotEmpty } from '../shared/empty.util';
-import { Metadatum } from '../core/shared/metadatum.model';
 import { Item } from '../core/shared/item.model';
 import { ItemSearchResult } from '../object-list/search-result-list-element/item-search-result/item-search-result.model';
+import { Metadatum } from '../core/shared/metadatum.model';
+import { PageInfo } from '../core/shared/page-info.model';
+import { RemoteData } from '../core/data/remote-data';
+import { SearchOptions } from './search-options.model';
+import { SearchResult } from './search-result.model';
+
+import { ItemDataService } from '../core/data/item-data.service';
+
+import { hasValue, isNotEmpty } from '../shared/empty.util';
 
 function shuffle(array: any[]) {
   let i = 0;
@@ -63,8 +68,12 @@ export class SearchService {
     if (isNotEmpty(searchOptions) && hasValue(searchOptions.sort.field)) {
       self += `&sortField=${searchOptions.sort.field}`;
     }
-    const requestPending = Observable.of(false);
-    const responsePending = Observable.of(false);
+
+    const requestPendingSubject = new BehaviorSubject<boolean>(true);
+    const responsePendingSubject = new BehaviorSubject<boolean>(false);
+
+    const requestPending = requestPendingSubject.asObservable();
+    const responsePending = responsePendingSubject.asObservable();
     const errorMessage = Observable.of(undefined);
     const statusCode = Observable.of('200');
     const returningPageInfo = new PageInfo();
@@ -101,6 +110,11 @@ export class SearchService {
         });
     });
 
+    itemsRD.hasSucceeded.subscribe((success: boolean) => {
+      requestPendingSubject.next(!success);
+      responsePendingSubject.next(!success);
+    });
+
     return new RemoteData(
       Observable.of(self),
       requestPending,
@@ -112,4 +126,5 @@ export class SearchService {
       payload
     )
   }
+
 }
diff --git a/src/app/object-list/object-list.component.html b/src/app/object-list/object-list.component.html
index 1fa0a85165..d488b29365 100644
--- a/src/app/object-list/object-list.component.html
+++ b/src/app/object-list/object-list.component.html
@@ -14,6 +14,6 @@
             <ds-wrapper-list-element [object]="object"></ds-wrapper-list-element>
         </li>
     </ul>
-    <ds-error *ngIf="objects.hasFailed | async" message="Error fetching list"></ds-error>
-    <ds-loading *ngIf="objects.isLoading | async" message="Loading list..."></ds-loading>
+    <ds-error *ngIf="objects.hasFailed | async" message="Error fetching"></ds-error>
+    <ds-loading *ngIf="objects.isLoading | async" message="Loading..."></ds-loading>
 </ds-pagination>