diff --git a/app/controllers/projects_controller.rb b/app/controllers/projects_controller.rb
index c960766f9..7c1797705 100644
--- a/app/controllers/projects_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/projects_controller.rb
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ class ProjectsController < ApplicationController
     end
   end
 
-
   def inventory_assigning_project_filter
     viewable_experiments = Experiment.viewable_by_user(current_user, current_team)
     assignable_my_modules = MyModule.repository_row_assignable_by_user(current_user)
@@ -260,7 +259,6 @@ class ProjectsController < ApplicationController
     render json: { data: user_roles_collection(Project.new).map(&:reverse) }
   end
 
-
   def actions_toolbar
     render json: {
       actions:
diff --git a/app/javascript/vue/global_search/filters.vue b/app/javascript/vue/global_search/filters.vue
index 1a5edad37..8c8458281 100644
--- a/app/javascript/vue/global_search/filters.vue
+++ b/app/javascript/vue/global_search/filters.vue
@@ -25,14 +25,17 @@
         class="mb-6"
         @change="(v) => {this.updatedAt = v}"
       ></DateFilter>
-      <div class="sci-label mb-2">{{ i18n.t('search.filters.by_team') }}</div>
-      <SelectDropdown :options="teams"
-                      class="mb-6"
-                      :with-checkboxes="true"
-                      :clearable="true"
-                      :multiple="true"
-                      :value="selectedTeams"
-                      @change="(v) => {selectedTeams = v}" />
+      <template v-if="teams.length > 1">
+        <div class="sci-label mb-2">{{ i18n.t('search.filters.by_team') }}</div>
+        <SelectDropdown :options="teams"
+                        class="mb-6"
+                        :with-checkboxes="true"
+                        :clearable="true"
+                        :multiple="true"
+                        :value="selectedTeams"
+                        :placeholder="i18n.t('search.filters.by_team_placeholder')"
+                        @change="(v) => {selectedTeams = v}" />
+      </template>
       <div class="sci-label mb-2 flex items-center gap-2">
         {{ i18n.t('search.filters.by_user') }}
         <i class="sn-icon sn-icon-info" :title="i18n.t('search.filters.by_user_info')"></i>
@@ -45,6 +48,7 @@
                       :clearable="true"
                       :with-checkboxes="true"
                       :multiple="true"
+                      :placeholder="i18n.t('search.filters.by_user_placeholder')"
                       @change="(v) => {selectedUsers = v}" />
       <div class="flex items-center gap-2">
         <div class="sci-checkbox-container">
diff --git a/config/locales/en.yml b/config/locales/en.yml
index 75ae9f16c..4107329c2 100644
--- a/config/locales/en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/en.yml
@@ -474,7 +474,9 @@ en:
       by_created_date: "Filter by created date"
       by_updated_date: "Filter by updated date"
       by_team: "Filter by team"
+      by_team_placeholder: "Select team"
       by_user: "Filter by user"
+      by_user_placeholder: "Filter by user"
       by_user_info: "The 'Filter by user' option will refine search results based on records where the selected user is the creator, modifier, or is assigned to the entry."
       include_archived: "Include Archived objects"
       clear: "Clear filters"
@@ -494,7 +496,7 @@ en:
     index:
       head_title: "Search"
       page_title: "Search"
-      results_title_html: "Search Results for '%{query}'"
+      results_title_html: "Search results for '%{query}'"
       experiments: "Experiments"
       tasks: "Tasks"
       task_results: "Task results"