diff --git a/interactions.c b/interactions.c
index 455f867..c59b3e8 100644
--- a/interactions.c
+++ b/interactions.c
@@ -365,6 +365,7 @@ void search(){
 		mvwaddch(win_b, 0, i, ' ');
 	}
 	mvwaddch(win_b, 0, 0, '/');
+	memset(search_buffer, 0, INPUT_BUFFER_SIZE);
 
 	curs_set(1);
 	echo();
@@ -402,7 +403,7 @@ void search(){
 			unsigned long index = (mid_dir.current_file - mid_dir.file_list);
 			unsigned long x = getmaxx(win_b);
 			for (; &mid_dir.file_list[index] < mid_dir.file_list + mid_dir.file_count; index++) {
-				if (strstr(mid_dir.file_list[index].file_name, search_buffer)) {
+				if (smartstrcasestr(mid_dir.file_list[index].file_name, search_buffer)) {
 					mid_dir.current_file = &mid_dir.file_list[index];
 
 					/* re-render current dir */
@@ -430,7 +431,7 @@ void search(){
 void search_next(){
 	long index = (mid_dir.current_file - mid_dir.file_list) + 1;
 	for (; &mid_dir.file_list[index] < mid_dir.file_list + mid_dir.file_count; index++) {
-		if (strstr(mid_dir.file_list[index].file_name, search_buffer)) {
+		if (smartstrcasestr(mid_dir.file_list[index].file_name, search_buffer)) {
 			mid_dir.current_file = &mid_dir.file_list[index];
 			break;
 		}
@@ -440,7 +441,7 @@ void search_next(){
 void search_previous(){
 	long index = (mid_dir.current_file - mid_dir.file_list) - 1;
 	for (; &mid_dir.file_list[index] >= mid_dir.file_list; index--) {
-		if (strstr(mid_dir.file_list[index].file_name, search_buffer)) {
+		if (smartstrcasestr(mid_dir.file_list[index].file_name, search_buffer)) {
 			mid_dir.current_file = &mid_dir.file_list[index];
 			break;
 		}