diff --git a/src/interface/web/index.html b/src/interface/web/index.html
index 7ef95b42..b364f670 100644
--- a/src/interface/web/index.html
+++ b/src/interface/web/index.html
@@ -85,7 +85,10 @@
         // Fill search form with values passed in URL query parameters, if any.
         window.onload = function () {
             document.getElementById("type").value = new URLSearchParams(window.location.search).get("t") || "org";
-            document.getElementById("query").value = new URLSearchParams(window.location.search).get("q") || "What is the meaning of life?";
+            var query_via_url = new URLSearchParams(window.location.search).get("q");
+            if (query_via_url) {
+                document.getElementById("query").value = query_via_url;
+            }
         }
     </script>