diff --git a/search/js/search.js b/search/js/search.js
index 10949cec0b0..b17b175d70d 100644
--- a/search/js/search.js
+++ b/search/js/search.js
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@
 
 					//show spinner
 					$searchResults.removeClass('hidden');
-					$status.html(t('core', 'Searching other places')+'<img class="spinner" alt="search in progress" src="'+OC.webroot+'/core/img/loading-dark.gif" />');
+					$status.html(t('core', 'Searching other places')+'<img class="spinner" alt="search in progress" src="'+OC.webroot+'/core/img/loading.gif" />');
 
 					// do the actual search query
 					$.getJSON(OC.generateUrl('search/ajax/search.php'), {query:query, inApps:inApps, page:page, size:size }, function(results) {