diff --git a/src/app/searchPages/simple/searchDataproviders.component.ts b/src/app/searchPages/simple/searchDataproviders.component.ts
index f97c2e3..3c09685 100644
--- a/src/app/searchPages/simple/searchDataproviders.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/searchPages/simple/searchDataproviders.component.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import {PiwikHelper} from '../../utils/piwikHelper';
                           [columnNames]="columnNames"
                           [showResultCount]=false
                           [disableForms]="disableForms"
+                          [enableSearchView]="enableSearchView"
                           searchFormClass="datasourcesTableSearchForm"
                           formPlaceholderText="Search for Content Providers">
     </search-page-table>
@@ -43,12 +44,13 @@ export class OpenaireSearchDataprovidersComponent {
   properties:EnvProperties;
 
   public disableForms: boolean = false;
+  public enableSearchView: boolean = true;
 
   private communityId: string = '';
 
   @ViewChild (SearchPageTableViewComponent) searchPage : SearchPageTableViewComponent ;
   piwikSiteId = null;
-  
+
   constructor (private route: ActivatedRoute, private _searchDataprovidersService: SearchCommunityDataprovidersService) {
     this.errorCodes = new ErrorCodes();
     this.searchUtils.status = this.errorCodes.LOADING;
@@ -87,6 +89,7 @@ export class OpenaireSearchDataprovidersComponent {
     private _getResults(params){
       this.searchUtils.status = this.errorCodes.LOADING;
       this.disableForms = true;
+      this.enableSearchView = false;
       this.results = [];
       this.searchUtils.totalResults = 0;
 
@@ -106,10 +109,12 @@ export class OpenaireSearchDataprovidersComponent {
             this.searchUtils.status = this.errorCodes.DONE;
             if(this.searchUtils.totalResults == 0 ){
               this.searchUtils.status = this.errorCodes.NONE;
+            } else {
+              this.searchPage.triggerInitialLoad();
+              this.searchPage.transform(this.results);
+              this.disableForms = false;
             }
-            this.disableForms = false;
-            this.searchPage.triggerInitialLoad();
-            this.searchPage.transform(this.results);
+            this.enableSearchView = true;
           },
           err => {
             console.log(err);
@@ -123,7 +128,7 @@ export class OpenaireSearchDataprovidersComponent {
               this.searchUtils.status = this.errorCodes.NOT_AVAILABLE;
             }
 
-            this.disableForms = false;
+            this.enableSearchView = true;
           }
       );
     }
diff --git a/src/app/searchPages/simple/searchProjects.component.ts b/src/app/searchPages/simple/searchProjects.component.ts
index ffa114f..cfa8527 100644
--- a/src/app/searchPages/simple/searchProjects.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/searchPages/simple/searchProjects.component.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import {ConnectHelper} from '../../openaireLibrary/connect/connectHelper';
                           [columnNames]="columnNames"
                           [showResultCount]=false
                           [disableForms]="disableForms"
+                          [enableSearchView]="enableSearchView"
                           searchFormClass="projectsTableSearchForm"
                           formPlaceholderText="Search for Projects">
     </search-page-table>
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ export class OpenaireSearchProjectsComponent {
   properties:EnvProperties;
 
   public disableForms: boolean = false;
+  public enableSearchView: boolean = true;
 
   private communityId: string = '';
 
@@ -87,6 +89,7 @@ export class OpenaireSearchProjectsComponent {
     private _getResults(params){
       this.searchUtils.status = this.errorCodes.LOADING;
       this.disableForms = true;
+      this.enableSearchView = false;
       this.results = [];
       this.searchUtils.totalResults = 0;
 
@@ -107,10 +110,12 @@ export class OpenaireSearchProjectsComponent {
             this.searchUtils.status = this.errorCodes.DONE;
             if(this.searchUtils.totalResults == 0 ){
               this.searchUtils.status = this.errorCodes.NONE;
+            } else {
+              this.searchPage.triggerInitialLoad();
+              this.searchPage.transform(this.results);
+              this.disableForms = false;
             }
-            this.disableForms = false;
-            this.searchPage.triggerInitialLoad();
-            this.searchPage.transform(this.results);
+            this.enableSearchView = true;
           },
           err => {
             console.log(err);
@@ -124,7 +129,7 @@ export class OpenaireSearchProjectsComponent {
               this.searchUtils.status = this.errorCodes.NOT_AVAILABLE;
             }
 
-            this.disableForms = false;
+            this.enableSearchView = true;
           }
       );
     }