diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/widgets/header.js.es6 b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/widgets/header.js.es6
index d1c25a411c4..131198ced3a 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/widgets/header.js.es6
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/widgets/header.js.es6
@@ -197,10 +197,9 @@ export default createWidget('header', {
 
       if (state.searchContextType !== contextType) {
         state.contextEnabled = undefined;
+        state.searchContextType = contextType;
       }
 
-      state.searchContextType = contextType;
-
       if (state.contextEnabled === undefined) {
         if (forceContextEnabled.includes(contextType)) {
           state.contextEnabled = true;