diff --git a/src/app/+my-dspace-page/my-dspace-page.component.spec.ts b/src/app/+my-dspace-page/my-dspace-page.component.spec.ts
index 27daa30a0f..f4b043f873 100644
--- a/src/app/+my-dspace-page/my-dspace-page.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/+my-dspace-page/my-dspace-page.component.spec.ts
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ import { RoleService } from '../core/roles/role.service';
 import { MockRoleService } from '../shared/mocks/mock-role-service';
 import { SearchFixedFilterService } from '../+search-page/search-filters/search-filter/search-fixed-filter.service';
 import { createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject$ } from '../shared/testing/utils';
+import { RequestService } from '../core/data/request.service';
+import { getMockRequestService } from '../shared/mocks/mock-request.service';
 
 describe('MyDSpacePageComponent', () => {
   let comp: MyDSpacePageComponent;
@@ -50,6 +52,7 @@ describe('MyDSpacePageComponent', () => {
   const mockResults = createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject$(['test', 'data']);
   const searchServiceStub = jasmine.createSpyObj('SearchService', {
     search: mockResults,
+    getEndpoint: observableOf('discover/search/objects'),
     getSearchLink: '/mydspace',
     getScopes: observableOf(['test-scope']),
     setServiceOptions: {}
@@ -76,6 +79,7 @@ describe('MyDSpacePageComponent', () => {
       scope: scopeParam
     })
   };
+
   const sidebarService = {
     isCollapsed: observableOf(true),
     collapse: () => this.isCollapsed = observableOf(true),
@@ -125,6 +129,10 @@ describe('MyDSpacePageComponent', () => {
         {
           provide: SearchFixedFilterService,
           useValue: mockFixedFilterService
+        },
+        {
+          provide: RequestService,
+          useValue: getMockRequestService()
         }
       ],
       schemas: [NO_ERRORS_SCHEMA]
diff --git a/src/app/+my-dspace-page/my-dspace-page.component.ts b/src/app/+my-dspace-page/my-dspace-page.component.ts
index 251bf50bd1..176d344352 100644
--- a/src/app/+my-dspace-page/my-dspace-page.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/+my-dspace-page/my-dspace-page.component.ts
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import { SearchConfigurationService } from '../+search-page/search-service/searc
 import { MyDSpaceConfigurationService } from './my-dspace-configuration.service';
 import { ViewMode } from '../core/shared/view-mode.model';
 import { MyDSpaceRequest } from '../core/data/request.models';
+import { RequestService } from '../core/data/request.service';
 
 export const MYDSPACE_ROUTE = '/mydspace';
 export const SEARCH_CONFIG_SERVICE: InjectionToken<SearchConfigurationService> = new InjectionToken<SearchConfigurationService>('searchConfigurationService');
@@ -96,6 +97,7 @@ export class MyDSpacePageComponent implements OnInit {
   viewModeList = [ViewMode.List, ViewMode.Detail];
 
   constructor(private service: SearchService,
+              private requestService: RequestService,
               private sidebarService: SearchSidebarService,
               private windowService: HostWindowService,
               @Inject(SEARCH_CONFIG_SERVICE) public searchConfigService: MyDSpaceConfigurationService) {
@@ -115,7 +117,8 @@ export class MyDSpacePageComponent implements OnInit {
   ngOnInit(): void {
     this.configurationList$ = this.searchConfigService.getAvailableConfigurationOptions();
     this.searchOptions$ = this.searchConfigService.paginatedSearchOptions;
-
+    // This assures an empty search cache each for each onInit()
+    this.service.getEndpoint().subscribe((url) => this.requestService.removeByHrefSubstring(url));
     this.sub = this.searchOptions$.pipe(
       tap(() => this.resultsRD$.next(null)),
       switchMap((options: PaginatedSearchOptions) => this.service.search(options).pipe(getSucceededRemoteData())))
diff --git a/src/app/+search-page/search-service/search.service.ts b/src/app/+search-page/search-service/search.service.ts
index bedae84eaa..5fcc86d079 100644
--- a/src/app/+search-page/search-service/search.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/+search-page/search-service/search.service.ts
@@ -97,14 +97,8 @@ export class SearchService implements OnDestroy {
     }
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Method to retrieve a paginated list of search results from the server
-   * @param {PaginatedSearchOptions} searchOptions The configuration necessary to perform this search
-   * @param responseMsToLive The amount of milliseconds for the response to live in cache
-   * @returns {Observable<RemoteData<PaginatedList<SearchResult<DSpaceObject>>>>} Emits a paginated list with all search results found
-   */
-  search(searchOptions?: PaginatedSearchOptions, responseMsToLive?: number): Observable<RemoteData<PaginatedList<SearchResult<DSpaceObject>>>> {
-    const hrefObs = this.halService.getEndpoint(this.searchLinkPath).pipe(
+  getEndpoint(searchOptions?: PaginatedSearchOptions): Observable<string> {
+    return this.halService.getEndpoint(this.searchLinkPath).pipe(
       map((url: string) => {
         if (hasValue(searchOptions)) {
           return (searchOptions as PaginatedSearchOptions).toRestUrl(url);
@@ -113,6 +107,17 @@ export class SearchService implements OnDestroy {
         }
       })
     );
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Method to retrieve a paginated list of search results from the server
+   * @param {PaginatedSearchOptions} searchOptions The configuration necessary to perform this search
+   * @param responseMsToLive The amount of milliseconds for the response to live in cache
+   * @returns {Observable<RemoteData<PaginatedList<SearchResult<DSpaceObject>>>>} Emits a paginated list with all search results found
+   */
+  search(searchOptions?: PaginatedSearchOptions, responseMsToLive?: number): Observable<RemoteData<PaginatedList<SearchResult<DSpaceObject>>>> {
+
+    const hrefObs = this.getEndpoint(searchOptions);
 
     const requestObs = hrefObs.pipe(
       map((url: string) => {
diff --git a/src/app/core/tasks/claimed-task-data.service.ts b/src/app/core/tasks/claimed-task-data.service.ts
index 471d87461f..76e5e769d7 100644
--- a/src/app/core/tasks/claimed-task-data.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/tasks/claimed-task-data.service.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ import { ProcessTaskResponse } from './models/process-task-response';
  */
 @Injectable()
 export class ClaimedTaskDataService extends TasksService<ClaimedTask> {
-  protected responseMsToLive = 10 * 1000;
 
   protected responseMsToLive = 10 * 1000;