diff --git a/src/libs/SearchUtils.ts b/src/libs/SearchUtils.ts
index 01b9a61ab73f..d0005e9961e5 100644
--- a/src/libs/SearchUtils.ts
+++ b/src/libs/SearchUtils.ts
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ function getSearchType(search: OnyxTypes.SearchResults['search']): SearchDataTyp
 function getShouldShowMerchant(data: OnyxTypes.SearchResults['data']): boolean {
     return Object.values(data).some((item) => {
         const merchant = item.modifiedMerchant ? item.modifiedMerchant : item.merchant ?? '';
-        return merchant !== CONST.TRANSACTION.PARTIAL_TRANSACTION_MERCHANT && merchant !== CONST.TRANSACTION.DEFAULT_MERCHANT;
+        return merchant !== '' && merchant !== CONST.TRANSACTION.PARTIAL_TRANSACTION_MERCHANT && merchant !== CONST.TRANSACTION.DEFAULT_MERCHANT;
     });
 }