diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/fragments/list/search/SearchFragment.java b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/fragments/list/search/SearchFragment.java
index 07d41c160..ebdde2f95 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/fragments/list/search/SearchFragment.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/fragments/list/search/SearchFragment.java
@@ -945,7 +945,7 @@ public class SearchFragment extends BaseListFragment<SearchInfo, ListExtractor.I
         return searchEditText.getText().toString();
     }
 
-    private Boolean isSearchEditBlank() {
+    private boolean isSearchEditBlank() {
         return isBlank(getSearchEditString());
     }