diff --git a/static/js/pandora/filterForm.js b/static/js/pandora/filterForm.js
index 1475aad94..208582d87 100644
--- a/static/js/pandora/filterForm.js
+++ b/static/js/pandora/filterForm.js
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ pandora.ui.filterForm = function(list) {
                     } else {
                         Ox.Log('FIND', 'change form', data.query, pandora.user.ui.find)
                         pandora.UI.set({find: Ox.clone(data.query, true)});
+                        pandora.$ui.findElement.update();
                     }
                 }
             })
diff --git a/static/js/pandora/findElement.js b/static/js/pandora/findElement.js
index e27e9648f..d2cd550cc 100644
--- a/static/js/pandora/findElement.js
+++ b/static/js/pandora/findElement.js
@@ -48,13 +48,10 @@ pandora.ui.findElement = function() {
                             change: function(data) {
                                 var key = data.selected[0].id;
                                 if (key == 'advanced') {
-                                    pandora.$ui.findInput.options({
-                                        placeholder: 'Edit Query...',
-                                        value: ''
-                                    });
+                                    that.update();
                                     pandora.$ui.filterDialog = pandora.ui.filterDialog().open();
                                 } else {
-                                    Ox.Log('FIND', pandora.$ui.findInput.value())
+                                    Ox.Log('FIND', 'select change', pandora.$ui.findInput.value())
                                     pandora.$ui.findInput.options({
                                         autocomplete: autocompleteFunction(),
                                         placeholder: ''
@@ -136,6 +133,15 @@ pandora.ui.findElement = function() {
             }
         } : null;
     }
+    that.update = function() {
+        var findState = pandora.user.ui._findState;
+        pandora.$ui.findSelect.value(findState.key);
+        pandora.$ui.findInput.options(
+            findState.key == 'advanced'
+            ? {placeholder: 'Edit Query...', value: ''}
+            : {placeholder: '', value: findState.value}
+        );
+    };
     return that;
 };
 
diff --git a/static/js/pandora/mainPanel.js b/static/js/pandora/mainPanel.js
index ae4c4b3b5..cf4fe8a51 100644
--- a/static/js/pandora/mainPanel.js
+++ b/static/js/pandora/mainPanel.js
@@ -36,10 +36,10 @@ pandora.ui.mainPanel = function() {
                             pandora.$ui.filters[i].options({selected: data.selected});
                         }
                         if (!Ox.isEqual(data.find, previousUI._filterState[i].find)) {
-                            Ox.print(i, 'NOT EQUAL', data.find, previousUI._filterState[i].find)
+                            Ox.Log('FIND', 'NOT EQUAL', data.find, previousUI._filterState[i].find)
                             pandora.$ui.filters[i].reloadList();
                         } else {
-                            Ox.print(i, 'EQUAL', data.find, previousUI._filterState[i].find)
+                            Ox.Log('FIND', 'EQUAL', data.find, previousUI._filterState[i].find)
                         }
                     });
                 } else {
diff --git a/static/js/pandora/utils.js b/static/js/pandora/utils.js
index afccc6b6a..c8e1efcbc 100644
--- a/static/js/pandora/utils.js
+++ b/static/js/pandora/utils.js
@@ -974,6 +974,16 @@ pandora.unloadWindow = function() {
     */
 };
 
+pandora.updateFindElement = function() {
+    var findState = pandora.user.ui._findState;
+    pandora.$ui.findSelect.value(findState.key);
+    pandora.$ui.findInput.options(
+        findState.key == 'advanced'
+        ? {placeholder: 'Edit Query...', value: ''}
+        : {placeholder: '', value: findState.value}
+    );
+};
+
 (function() {
 
     // Note: getFindState has to run after getListState and getFilterState