diff --git a/packages/tools/src/filterName.ts b/packages/tools/src/filterName.ts
index 504ebf08d..c18fcdfd5 100644
--- a/packages/tools/src/filterName.ts
+++ b/packages/tools/src/filterName.ts
@@ -129,7 +129,13 @@ export function tokenizeBySearchFilter(text: string, filter: string): { text: st
     res = nextres;
   }
 
-  return res.filter(x => x.text.length > 0);
+  res = res.filter(x => x.text.length > 0);
+
+  if (res.length == 1 && !res[0].isMatch) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  return res;
 
   // const result = [];
   // let lastMatch = 0;
diff --git a/packages/web/src/widgets/SqlObjectList.svelte b/packages/web/src/widgets/SqlObjectList.svelte
index 7af64f669..7403ffe56 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/widgets/SqlObjectList.svelte
+++ b/packages/web/src/widgets/SqlObjectList.svelte
@@ -216,9 +216,7 @@
       }}
     />
     <CloseSearchButton bind:filter />
-    {#if filter}
-      <DropDownButton icon="icon filter" menu={createSearchMenu} />
-    {/if}
+    <DropDownButton icon="icon filter" menu={createSearchMenu} />
     {#if !filter}
       <DropDownButton icon="icon plus-thick" menu={createAddMenu} />
     {/if}