diff --git a/src/app/+search-page/search-page.component.ts b/src/app/+search-page/search-page.component.ts
index 333faacc47..a51e16151f 100644
--- a/src/app/+search-page/search-page.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/+search-page/search-page.component.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ import { SearchConfigurationService } from './search-service/search-configuratio
 import { getSucceededRemoteData } from '../core/shared/operators';
 import { SEARCH_CONFIG_SERVICE } from '../+my-dspace-page/my-dspace-page.component';
 
+export const SEARCH_ROUTE = '/search';
+
 /**
  * This component renders a simple item page.
  * The route parameter 'id' is used to request the item it represents.
diff --git a/src/app/+search-page/search-service/search.service.ts b/src/app/+search-page/search-service/search.service.ts
index 751b46a92d..28b460e770 100644
--- a/src/app/+search-page/search-service/search.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/+search-page/search-service/search.service.ts
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ import { ViewMode } from '../../core/shared/view-mode.model';
 import { ResourceType } from '../../core/shared/resource-type';
 import { DSpaceObjectDataService } from '../../core/data/dspace-object-data.service';
 import { RouteService } from '../../shared/services/route.service';
+import { MYDSPACE_ROUTE } from '../../+my-dspace-page/my-dspace-page.component';
+import { SEARCH_ROUTE } from '../search-page.component';
 
 /**
  * Service that performs all general actions that have to do with the search page
@@ -356,7 +358,8 @@ export class SearchService implements OnDestroy {
   getSearchLink(): string {
     const urlTree = this.router.parseUrl(this.router.url);
     const g: UrlSegmentGroup = urlTree.root.children[PRIMARY_OUTLET];
-    return '/' + g.toString();
+    const searchLink: any = '/' + g.toString();
+    return (searchLink !== SEARCH_ROUTE || searchLink !== MYDSPACE_ROUTE) ? SEARCH_ROUTE : searchLink;
   }
 
   /**