diff --git a/assets/js/modules/search.js b/assets/js/modules/search.js
index b7c4e91..7a093cb 100644
--- a/assets/js/modules/search.js
+++ b/assets/js/modules/search.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ function ready() {
 
     var searchResults = document.getElementById('search-results');
 
-    document.getElementById('search-query').innerHTML = 'Search results for <mark>' + searchTerm + '</mark>';
+    document.querySelector('#search-query mark').textContent = searchTerm;
 
     var appendString = '';
 
diff --git a/docs/search/index.md b/docs/search/index.md
index 548b752..11d87a8 100644
--- a/docs/search/index.md
+++ b/docs/search/index.md
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ title: Search Results
 nav: false
 ---
 
-<h1 id="search-query"></h1>
+<h1 id="search-query">Search results for <mark></mark></h1>
 
 <div id="search-results"></div>