diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 56dcfca..f33cbde 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "nhentairs"
-version = "0.5.1"
+version = "0.5.2"
 dependencies = [
  "reqwest",
  "serde",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 38d16bc..71dc12e 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "nhentairs"
-version = "0.5.1"
+version = "0.5.2"
 authors = ["blank X <theblankx@protonmail.com>"]
 edition = "2018"
 
diff --git a/src/commands/search.rs b/src/commands/search.rs
index c9d36d0..42ec25c 100644
--- a/src/commands/search.rs
+++ b/src/commands/search.rs
@@ -9,12 +9,12 @@ pub async fn run(args: env::Args) {
     for arg in args {
         query.push_str(&format!(" {}", arg));
     }
-    if query.len() < 1 {
+    let query = query.trim();
+    if query.is_empty() {
         eprintln!("Missing search query");
         exit(1);
     }
-    let client = reqwest::Client::new();
-    let search_info = utils::get_search_info(client.clone(), &query[1..]).await.unwrap();
+    let search_info = utils::get_search_info(reqwest::Client::new(), &query).await.unwrap();
     if search_info.num_pages < 1 {
         eprintln!("No results found");
         exit(1);