diff --git a/frontend/src/stores/media/index.ts b/frontend/src/stores/media/index.ts
index d8194a433ad..ce6c0d906cc 100644
--- a/frontend/src/stores/media/index.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/stores/media/index.ts
@@ -485,9 +485,13 @@ export const useMediaStore = defineStore("media", {
         let errorData: FetchingError | undefined
 
         if (page == 1) {
+          const searchStore = useSearchStore()
+          // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unused-vars
+          const { searchType, ...paramsWithoutSearchType } =
+            searchStore.searchParamsForEvent
           $sendCustomEvent("GET_SEARCH_RESULTS", {
+            ...paramsWithoutSearchType,
             mediaType: mediaType,
-            query: queryParams.q,
             resultsCount: mediaCount,
           })
         }
diff --git a/frontend/src/stores/search.ts b/frontend/src/stores/search.ts
index 82438409bcc..4075e84ac42 100644
--- a/frontend/src/stores/search.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/stores/search.ts
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ export const useSearchStore = defineStore("search", {
     searchParamsForEvent(): SearchParamsForEvent {
       return {
         kind: this.strategy === "default" ? "search" : "collection",
-        query: this.searchTerm,
+        query: this.strategy === "default" ? this.searchTerm : "null",
         searchType: isSearchTypeSupported(this.searchType)
           ? this.searchType
           : ALL_MEDIA,
diff --git a/frontend/src/types/analytics.ts b/frontend/src/types/analytics.ts
index 7e63ac2878f..006e18b25ca 100644
--- a/frontend/src/types/analytics.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/types/analytics.ts
@@ -88,11 +88,9 @@ export type Events = {
    *   - How often are searches returning fewer than one page of results?
    *   - How many results do most searches yield?
    */
-  GET_SEARCH_RESULTS: {
+  GET_SEARCH_RESULTS: Omit<SearchParamsForEvent, "searchType"> & {
     /** the media type being searched */
     mediaType: SupportedMediaType
-    /** The search term */
-    query: string
     /** The number of results found for this search */
     resultsCount: number
   }