diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 21261c250..02a0ca94e 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 	changes the content of input fields.
 	(onSearchKeyDown): simplified method by making use of the new
 	function above.
+	(onSearchBlur): clear the timer if the field is empty, to avoid a
+	useless search on the ghost phrase.
 
 2010-03-08  Wolfgang Sourdeau  <wsourdeau@inverse.ca>
 
diff --git a/UI/WebServerResources/generic.js b/UI/WebServerResources/generic.js
index 4c2d9ffb0..a19847734 100644
--- a/UI/WebServerResources/generic.js
+++ b/UI/WebServerResources/generic.js
@@ -904,6 +904,8 @@ function onSearchBlur(event) {
         this.setAttribute("modified", "");
         this.setStyle({ color: "#909090" });
         this.value = this.ghostPhrase;
+        if (this.timer)
+            clearTimeout(this.timer);
         search["value"] = "";
         if (this.lastSearch != "") {
             this.lastSearch = "";