diff --git a/rhodecode/controllers/search.py b/rhodecode/controllers/search.py
--- a/rhodecode/controllers/search.py
+++ b/rhodecode/controllers/search.py
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ class SearchController(BaseRepoControlle
             log.debug(cur_query)
 
         if c.cur_query:
-            p = safe_int(request.params.get('page', 1), 1)
+            p = safe_int(request.GET.get('page', 1), 1)
             highlight_items = set()
             try:
                 idx = open_dir(config['app_conf']['index_dir'],