diff --git a/client/commonFramework/bindings.js b/client/commonFramework/bindings.js
index 158314255d..c836c0958f 100644
--- a/client/commonFramework/bindings.js
+++ b/client/commonFramework/bindings.js
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ window.common = (function(global) {
     });
 
     $('#search-issue').on('click', function() {
-      var queryIssue = window.location.href.toString();
+      var queryIssue = window.location.href.toString().split('?')[0];
       window.open(
         'https://github.com/FreeCodeCamp/FreeCodeCamp/issues?q=' +
         'is:issue is:all ' +