diff --git a/app/institutions/discover/controller.ts b/app/institutions/discover/controller.ts
index ffb5706ddb..48a4a3cd0d 100644
--- a/app/institutions/discover/controller.ts
+++ b/app/institutions/discover/controller.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import { Filter, OnSearchParams, ResourceTypeFilterValue } from 'osf-components/
 export default class InstitutionDiscoverController extends Controller {
     @service currentUser!: CurrentUser;
 
-    @tracked q?: string = '';
+    @tracked cardSearchText?: string = '';
     @tracked sort?: string =  '-relevance';
     @tracked resourceType: ResourceTypeFilterValue = ResourceTypeFilterValue.Projects;
     @tracked activeFilters?: Filter[] = [];
diff --git a/app/search/controller.ts b/app/search/controller.ts
index e8ed982aa5..5aca419d97 100644
--- a/app/search/controller.ts
+++ b/app/search/controller.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { tracked } from '@glimmer/tracking';
 import { Filter, OnSearchParams, ResourceTypeFilterValue } from 'osf-components/components/search-page/component';
 
 export default class SearchController extends Controller {
-    @tracked q?: string = '';
+    @tracked cardSearchText?: string = '';
     @tracked sort?: string =  '-relevance';
     @tracked resourceType?: ResourceTypeFilterValue | null = null;
     @tracked activeFilters?: Filter[] = [];