diff --git a/gerrit-gwtui/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/client/admin/ProjectBranchesScreen.java b/gerrit-gwtui/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/client/admin/ProjectBranchesScreen.java
index c5f7225..3b3a6fc 100644
--- a/gerrit-gwtui/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/client/admin/ProjectBranchesScreen.java
+++ b/gerrit-gwtui/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/client/admin/ProjectBranchesScreen.java
@@ -258,8 +258,10 @@
         Query q = new Query(filterTxt.getValue());
         if (match.equals(q.qMatch)) {
           q.start(start);
-        } else if (query == null) {
-          q.run();
+        } else {
+          if (query == null) {
+            q.run();
+          }
           query = q;
         }
       }