diff --git a/src/node.rs b/src/node.rs
index ecc5e45..8f26da0 100644
--- a/src/node.rs
+++ b/src/node.rs
@@ -41,22 +41,24 @@ impl<'a, 'b, T: ToJsonTreeValue> JsonTreeNode<'a, 'b, T> {
             DefaultExpand::All => (InnerExpand::All, None),
             DefaultExpand::None => (InnerExpand::None, None),
             DefaultExpand::ToLevel(l) => (InnerExpand::ToLevel(l), None),
-            DefaultExpand::SearchResultsOrAll("") => (InnerExpand::All, None),
             DefaultExpand::SearchResults(search_str)
             | DefaultExpand::SearchResultsOrAll(search_str) => {
-                let search_term = SearchTerm::parse(search_str);
-                let search_match_path_ids = search_term
-                    .as_ref()
-                    .map(|search_term| {
-                        search_term.find_matching_paths_in(
-                            tree.value,
-                            style.abbreviate_root,
-                            &make_persistent_id,
-                            &mut reset_path_ids,
-                        )
-                    })
-                    .unwrap_or_default();
-                (InnerExpand::Paths(search_match_path_ids), search_term)
+                // Important: when searching for anything (even an empty string), we must always traverse the entire JSON value to
+                // capture all reset_path_ids so all the open/closed states can be reset to respect the new search term when it changes.
+                let search_term = SearchTerm::new(search_str);
+                let search_match_path_ids = search_term.find_matching_paths_in(
+                    tree.value,
+                    style.abbreviate_root,
+                    &make_persistent_id,
+                    &mut reset_path_ids,
+                );
+                let inner_expand =
+                    if matches!(default_expand, DefaultExpand::SearchResultsOrAll("")) {
+                        InnerExpand::All
+                    } else {
+                        InnerExpand::Paths(search_match_path_ids)
+                    };
+                (inner_expand, Some(search_term))
             }
         };
 
diff --git a/src/search.rs b/src/search.rs
index 0c48b07..1eaca50 100644
--- a/src/search.rs
+++ b/src/search.rs
@@ -11,12 +11,8 @@ use crate::{
 pub struct SearchTerm(String);
 
 impl SearchTerm {
-    pub(crate) fn parse(search_str: &str) -> Option<Self> {
-        SearchTerm::is_valid(search_str).then_some(Self(search_str.to_ascii_lowercase()))
-    }
-
-    fn is_valid(search_str: &str) -> bool {
-        !search_str.is_empty()
+    pub(crate) fn new(search_str: &str) -> Self {
+        Self(search_str.to_ascii_lowercase())
     }
 
     pub(crate) fn find_match_indices_in(&self, other: &str) -> Vec<usize> {
@@ -58,7 +54,7 @@ impl SearchTerm {
     }
 
     fn matches<V: ToString + ?Sized>(&self, other: &V) -> bool {
-        other.to_string().to_ascii_lowercase().contains(&self.0)
+        !&self.0.is_empty() && other.to_string().to_ascii_lowercase().contains(&self.0)
     }
 }