diff --git a/claims/claim-utils/claimProjectSearchForm.component.html b/claims/claim-utils/claimProjectSearchForm.component.html
index cf4806ef..b16a54f8 100644
--- a/claims/claim-utils/claimProjectSearchForm.component.html
+++ b/claims/claim-utils/claimProjectSearchForm.component.html
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     searching for {{openaireEntities.PROJECTS.toLowerCase()}} to add them in the Basket
   </div>
 </div>
-<div *ngIf="  openaireResultsStatus != errorCodes.LOADING && this.funderOptions.length > 1 && !this.selectedFunder">
+<div *ngIf="  openaireResultsStatus != errorCodes.LOADING && this.funderOptions.length > 1 && !this.selectedFunder && openaireResultsNum <= 0 ">
   <div class="uk-text-center uk-text-large uk-text-meta uk-margin-large-top">Select funder or search for projects to proceed
   </div>
 </div>
diff --git a/claims/claim-utils/claimProjectSearchForm.component.ts b/claims/claim-utils/claimProjectSearchForm.component.ts
index 0c550313..b92df231 100644
--- a/claims/claim-utils/claimProjectSearchForm.component.ts
+++ b/claims/claim-utils/claimProjectSearchForm.component.ts
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ export class ClaimProjectsSearchFormComponent {
   public projects:string[];
   public warningMessage = "";
   openaireResults:ClaimEntity[] = [];
-  openaireResultsNum: number ;
+  openaireResultsNum: number = -1;
   openaireResultsPage : number = 1;
   openaireResultsStatus:number = this.errorCodes.NONE;
   page : number = 1;
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ export class ClaimProjectsSearchFormComponent {
     this.selectedFunder = value;
     this.isNoProjectFunder = this.selectedFunder && this.selectedFunder.number == 1;
     this.openaireResults = [];
+    this.openaireResultsNum = -1;
     if(this.isNoProjectFunder){
       this.showResults = true;
       this.search(1,1);