diff --git a/projects/angular-formio/manager/src/index/index.component.html b/projects/angular-formio/manager/src/index/index.component.html
index 41a9efe1..2ce8fb2f 100644
--- a/projects/angular-formio/manager/src/index/index.component.html
+++ b/projects/angular-formio/manager/src/index/index.component.html
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <div role="search" class="input-group mb-3" *ngIf="config.includeSearch">
-  <input #search type="text" (keyup)="onSearch()" class="form-control" placeholder="Search Forms" aria-label="Search Forms" aria-describedby="button-search">
+  <input #search type="text" (keyup)="onSearch()" class="form-control" placeholder="Search Forms" aria-label="Search Forms" aria-describedby="button-search" [value]="getInitialSearch()">
   <span *ngIf="search && search !== ''" class="form-clear input-group-addon" (click)="clearSearch()"><span class="fa fa-times bi bi-x"></span></span>
 </div>
 <formio-grid
diff --git a/projects/angular-formio/manager/src/index/index.component.ts b/projects/angular-formio/manager/src/index/index.component.ts
index e71687a0..432f0a1d 100644
--- a/projects/angular-formio/manager/src/index/index.component.ts
+++ b/projects/angular-formio/manager/src/index/index.component.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { AfterViewInit, Component, ElementRef, OnInit, ViewChild } from '@angular/core';
+import { Component, ElementRef, OnInit, ViewChild } from '@angular/core';
 import { Router, ActivatedRoute } from '@angular/router';
 import { FormManagerService } from '../form-manager.service';
 import { DefaultConfiguration, FormManagerConfig } from '../form-manager.config';
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import { debounce } from 'lodash';
   templateUrl: './index.component.html',
   styleUrls: ['./index.component.scss']
 })
-export class FormManagerIndexComponent implements OnInit, AfterViewInit {
+export class FormManagerIndexComponent implements OnInit {
   @ViewChild('search') searchElement: ElementRef;
   @ViewChild(FormioGridComponent, {static: false}) formGrid: FormioGridComponent;
   public gridQuery: any;
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ export class FormManagerIndexComponent implements OnInit, AfterViewInit {
     public config: FormManagerConfig
   ) {
     this.config = {...DefaultConfiguration, ...this.config};
-    this.gridQuery = {type: this.config.type, sort: 'title'};
+    this.gridQuery = {type: this.config.type || 'form', sort: 'title'};
     if (this.config.tag) {
       this.gridQuery.tags = this.config.tag;
     }
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ export class FormManagerIndexComponent implements OnInit, AfterViewInit {
   }
 
   ngOnInit() {
-    this.gridQuery = {type: this.config.type, sort: 'title'};
+    this.gridQuery = {type: this.config.type || 'form', sort: 'title'};
     if (this.config.tag) {
       this.gridQuery.tags = this.config.tag;
     }
@@ -50,13 +50,13 @@ export class FormManagerIndexComponent implements OnInit, AfterViewInit {
     });
   }
 
-  ngAfterViewInit(): void {
-    this.searchElement.nativeElement.value = localStorage.getItem('searchInput') || '';
+  getInitialSearch() {
+    return localStorage.getItem('searchInput') || '';
   }
 
   _onSearch() {
-    const search = this.searchElement.nativeElement.value;
-    if (search.length > 0) {
+    const search = this.searchElement?.nativeElement?.value;
+    if (search && search.length > 0) {
       this.gridQuery.skip = 0;
       this.gridQuery.title__regex = '/' + search + '/i';
       this.gridQuery.title__regex = '/' + search.trim() + '/i';
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ export class FormManagerIndexComponent implements OnInit, AfterViewInit {
   }
 
   clearSearch() {
-    this.gridQuery = {type: this.config.type, sort: 'title'};
+    this.gridQuery = {type: this.config.type || 'form', sort: 'title'};
     if (this.config.tag) {
       this.gridQuery.tags = this.config.tag;
     }