diff --git a/src/frontend_celery/webapp/static/js/variant_import_summary.js b/src/frontend_celery/webapp/static/js/variant_import_summary.js
index 9215d98f..97608bec 100644
--- a/src/frontend_celery/webapp/static/js/variant_import_summary.js
+++ b/src/frontend_celery/webapp/static/js/variant_import_summary.js
@@ -226,3 +226,23 @@ function create_trow(tds) {
 }
 
 
+// save state of collapse in cookie such that it stays open if the user reloads the page (eg. upon search)
+document.getElementById("advanced_search").addEventListener("show.bs.collapse", function(e) {
+    var active = 'advanced_search';
+    localStorage.setItem('expandedSearchOptions', active);
+});
+
+document.getElementById("advanced_search").addEventListener("hide.bs.collapse", function(e) {
+    localStorage.removeItem('expandedSearchOptions');
+});
+
+var last = localStorage.getItem('expandedSearchOptions');
+if (last != null) {
+    //remove default collapse settings
+    document.getElementById("advanced_search").classList.add('show');
+    //show collapse
+    document.getElementById(last).classList.add('show');
+}
+
+
+
diff --git a/src/frontend_celery/webapp/templates/user/variant_import_summary.html b/src/frontend_celery/webapp/templates/user/variant_import_summary.html
index 512559a2..716e74e6 100644
--- a/src/frontend_celery/webapp/templates/user/variant_import_summary.html
+++ b/src/frontend_celery/webapp/templates/user/variant_import_summary.html
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ <h4 class="card-subcaption">Status details</h4>
                                     <td>{{entry.finished_at}}</td>
                                     <td><div class="Nellipsis" data-bs-toggle="tooltip" data-bs-title="{{ entry.message }}">{{ entry.message }}</div></td>
                                     <td>
-                                        <form action="{{url_for('user.variant_import_summary', import_queue_id=import_queue_id)}}" method="post">
+                                        <form action="{{url_for('user.variant_import_summary', import_queue_id=import_queue_id, **request.args)}}" method="post">
                                             <input class="visually-hidden" name="import_variant_queue_id" type="text" value="{{entry.id}}">
                                             <button class="btn btn-outline-primary" type="submit">Retry</button>
                                         </form>
diff --git a/src/frontend_celery/webapp/user/user_routes.py b/src/frontend_celery/webapp/user/user_routes.py
index 6e9b4a88..d6446cf6 100644
--- a/src/frontend_celery/webapp/user/user_routes.py
+++ b/src/frontend_celery/webapp/user/user_routes.py
@@ -374,8 +374,9 @@ def variant_import_summary(import_queue_id):
         tasks.retry_variant_import(import_variant_queue_id, session['user']['user_id'], session['user']['roles'], conn)
         vid = conn.get_vid_from_import_variant_queue(import_variant_queue_id)
         flash("Successfully requested reimport of vid " + str(vid) + ". It is processed in the background. If this page does not show a pending variant refresh to view changes.", "alert-success")
-        return redirect(url_for('user.variant_import_summary', import_queue_id = import_queue_id))
+        return redirect(url_for('user.variant_import_summary', import_queue_id = import_queue_id, **request.args))
 
+    print(request.args)
     static_information = get_static_vis_information(conn)
     imported_variants, total, page, page_size = get_vis_page(request.args, import_queue_id, static_information, conn)
     pagination = Pagination(page=page, per_page=page_size, total=total, css_framework='bootstrap5')