diff --git a/damus/ContentView.swift b/damus/ContentView.swift
index 4f772e8..9b05b38 100644
--- a/damus/ContentView.swift
+++ b/damus/ContentView.swift
@@ -68,8 +68,6 @@ struct ContentView: View {
     @State var thread_open: Bool = false
     @State var search_open: Bool = false
     @State var filter_state : FilterState = .posts_and_replies
-    
-    @StateObject var search: SearchHomeModel = SearchHomeModel()
     @StateObject var home: HomeModel = HomeModel()
 
     // connect retry timer
@@ -135,7 +133,7 @@ struct ContentView: View {
             }
             switch selected_timeline {
             case .search:
-                SearchHomeView(damus_state: damus_state!, model: search)
+                SearchHomeView(damus_state: damus_state!, model: SearchHomeModel(damus_state: damus_state!))
                 
             case .home:
                 PostingTimelineView
@@ -405,7 +403,6 @@ struct ContentView: View {
                                 dms: home.dms
         )
         home.damus_state = self.damus_state!
-        search.damus_state = self.damus_state!
         
         pool.connect()
     }
diff --git a/damus/Models/SearchHomeModel.swift b/damus/Models/SearchHomeModel.swift
index 7ce9825..9783c5c 100644
--- a/damus/Models/SearchHomeModel.swift
+++ b/damus/Models/SearchHomeModel.swift
@@ -10,18 +10,17 @@ import Foundation
 
 /// The data model for the SearchHome view, typically something global-like
 class SearchHomeModel: ObservableObject {
-    @Published var events: [NostrEvent]
+    @Published var events: [NostrEvent] = []
     @Published var loading: Bool = false
 
     var seen_pubkey: Set<String> = Set()
-    var damus_state: DamusState
+    let damus_state: DamusState
     let base_subid = UUID().description
     let profiles_subid = UUID().description
     let limit: UInt32 = 250
     
-    init() {
-        self.events = []
-        self.damus_state = .empty
+    init(damus_state: DamusState) {
+        self.damus_state = damus_state
     }
     
     func get_base_filter() -> NostrFilter {
diff --git a/damus/Views/SearchHomeView.swift b/damus/Views/SearchHomeView.swift
index 822d960..6d783c4 100644
--- a/damus/Views/SearchHomeView.swift
+++ b/damus/Views/SearchHomeView.swift
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import CryptoKit
 
 struct SearchHomeView: View {
     let damus_state: DamusState
-    @ObservedObject var model: SearchHomeModel
+    @StateObject var model: SearchHomeModel
     @State var search: String = ""
     
     var SearchInput: some View {
@@ -97,15 +97,12 @@ struct SearchHomeView: View {
     }
 }
 
-/*
 struct SearchHomeView_Previews: PreviewProvider {
     static var previews: some View {
         let state = test_damus_state()
         SearchHomeView(
             damus_state: state,
-            model: SearchHomeModel()
+            model: SearchHomeModel(damus_state: state)
         )
     }
 }
-
-*/