diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 002fccd80..1816869e7 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -3095,9 +3095,9 @@
       }
     },
     "electron-rebuild": {
-      "version": "2.2.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/electron-rebuild/-/electron-rebuild-2.2.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-qbrCoBSmbL/f6OwfRXg5cihAJ0TwbgRKmyK7helR6XNlaoPO42ny/+4yCTXJrYa0ZhkvcdY+gZE/wu2p19gFHg==",
+      "version": "2.3.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/electron-rebuild/-/electron-rebuild-2.3.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-+2H3xFc9aFFmMcYP6AOYBcY1gJd+aYlglBBXUnkyXd0ZAqM9y6LWND4UEBPncVTAJ2q6neKLPR7RLceIxgyukA==",
       "dev": true,
       "requires": {
         "@malept/cross-spawn-promise": "^1.1.0",
@@ -3115,9 +3115,9 @@
       },
       "dependencies": {
         "@sindresorhus/is": {
-          "version": "3.1.2",
-          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@sindresorhus/is/-/is-3.1.2.tgz",
-          "integrity": "sha512-JiX9vxoKMmu8Y3Zr2RVathBL1Cdu4Nt4MuNWemt1Nc06A0RAin9c5FArkhGsyMBWfCu4zj+9b+GxtjAnE4qqLQ==",
+          "version": "4.0.0",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@sindresorhus/is/-/is-4.0.0.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha512-FyD2meJpDPjyNQejSjvnhpgI/azsQkA4lGbuu5BQZfjvJ9cbRZXzeWL2HceCekW4lixO9JPesIIQkSoLjeJHNQ==",
           "dev": true
         },
         "@szmarczak/http-timer": {
@@ -3169,12 +3169,12 @@
           }
         },
         "got": {
-          "version": "11.7.0",
-          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/got/-/got-11.7.0.tgz",
-          "integrity": "sha512-7en2XwH2MEqOsrK0xaKhbWibBoZqy+f1RSUoIeF1BLcnf+pyQdDsljWMfmOh+QKJwuvDIiKx38GtPh5wFdGGjg==",
+          "version": "11.8.0",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/got/-/got-11.8.0.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha512-k9noyoIIY9EejuhaBNLyZ31D5328LeqnyPNXJQb2XlJZcKakLqN5m6O/ikhq/0lw56kUYS54fVm+D1x57YC9oQ==",
           "dev": true,
           "requires": {
-            "@sindresorhus/is": "^3.1.1",
+            "@sindresorhus/is": "^4.0.0",
             "@szmarczak/http-timer": "^4.0.5",
             "@types/cacheable-request": "^6.0.1",
             "@types/responselike": "^1.0.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 6264cb443..180dfd663 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
     "electron": "9.3.2",
     "electron-builder": "22.9.1",
     "electron-packager": "15.1.0",
-    "electron-rebuild": "2.2.0",
+    "electron-rebuild": "2.3.0",
     "esm": "3.2.25",
     "jasmine": "3.6.2",
     "jsdoc": "3.6.6",
diff --git a/src/public/app/entities/branch.js b/src/public/app/entities/branch.js
index 0cd72a03c..4bcb8b93c 100644
--- a/src/public/app/entities/branch.js
+++ b/src/public/app/entities/branch.js
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ class Branch {
         this.isExpanded = !!row.isExpanded;
         /** @param {boolean} */
         this.isDeleted = !!row.isDeleted;
+        /** @param {boolean} */
+        this.fromSearchNote = !!row.fromSearchNote;
     }
 
     /** @returns {NoteShort} */
@@ -48,4 +50,4 @@ class Branch {
     }
 }
 
-export default Branch;
\ No newline at end of file
+export default Branch;
diff --git a/src/public/app/services/tree_cache.js b/src/public/app/services/tree_cache.js
index ad642e89c..6db371627 100644
--- a/src/public/app/services/tree_cache.js
+++ b/src/public/app/services/tree_cache.js
@@ -85,35 +85,53 @@ class TreeCache {
         for (const noteRow of noteRows) {
             const {noteId} = noteRow;
 
-            const oldNote = this.notes[noteId];
+            let note = this.notes[noteId];
 
-            if (oldNote) {
-                for (const childNoteId of oldNote.children) {
-                    const childNote = this.notes[childNoteId];
+            if (note) {
+                note.update(noteRow);
 
-                    if (childNote) {
-                        childNote.parents = childNote.parents.filter(p => p !== noteId);
+                // search note doesn't have child branches in database and all the children are virtual branches
+                if (note.type !== 'search') {
+                    for (const childNoteId of note.children) {
+                        const childNote = this.notes[childNoteId];
 
-                        delete this.branches[childNote.parentToBranch[noteId]];
-                        delete childNote.parentToBranch[noteId];
+                        if (childNote) {
+                            childNote.parents = childNote.parents.filter(p => p !== noteId);
+
+                            delete this.branches[childNote.parentToBranch[noteId]];
+                            delete childNote.parentToBranch[noteId];
+                        }
                     }
+
+                    note.children = [];
+                    note.childToBranch = [];
                 }
 
-                for (const parentNoteId of oldNote.parents) {
+                // we want to remove all "real" branches (represented in the database) since those will be created
+                // from branches argument but want to preserve all virtual ones from saved search
+                note.parents = note.parents.filter(parentNoteId => {
                     const parentNote = this.notes[parentNoteId];
+                    const branch = this.branches[parentNote.childToBranch[noteId]];
 
-                    if (parentNote) {
-                        parentNote.children = parentNote.children.filter(p => p !== noteId);
-
-                        delete this.branches[parentNote.childToBranch[noteId]];
-                        delete parentNote.childToBranch[noteId];
+                    if (!parentNote || !branch) {
+                        return false;
                     }
-                }
+
+                    if (branch.fromSearchNote) {
+                        return true;
+                    }
+
+                    parentNote.children = parentNote.children.filter(p => p !== noteId);
+
+                    delete this.branches[parentNote.childToBranch[noteId]];
+                    delete parentNote.childToBranch[noteId];
+
+                    return false;
+                });
+            }
+            else {
+                this.notes[noteId] = new NoteShort(this, noteRow);
             }
-
-            const note = new NoteShort(this, noteRow);
-
-            this.notes[note.noteId] = note;
         }
 
         for (const branchRow of branchRows) {
@@ -187,7 +205,8 @@ class TreeCache {
                     branchId: "virt" + resultNoteId + '-' + note.noteId,
                     noteId: resultNoteId,
                     parentNoteId: note.noteId,
-                    notePosition: (index + 1) * 10
+                    notePosition: (index + 1) * 10,
+                    fromSearchNote: true
                 }));
 
                 // update this note with standard (parent) branches + virtual (children) branches