diff --git a/tdefilereplace/knewprojectdlg.cpp b/tdefilereplace/knewprojectdlg.cpp
index 9ba6bbc..b7b268d 100644
--- a/tdefilereplace/knewprojectdlg.cpp
+++ b/tdefilereplace/knewprojectdlg.cpp
@@ -368,6 +368,7 @@ void KNewProjectDlg::loadCBLists()
   m_cbSearch->insertStringList(m_option->m_searchStrings);
   m_cbReplace->insertStringList(m_option->m_replaceStrings);
   m_cbLocation->insertStringList(m_option->m_directories);
+  slotSearchLineEdit(m_cbSearch->currentText());
 }
 
 void KNewProjectDlg::loadFiltersList()