diff --git a/lib/content-services/search/forms/live-error-state-matcher.ts b/lib/content-services/search/forms/live-error-state-matcher.ts
index 4257d4afa6..fabdb07dc3 100644
--- a/lib/content-services/search/forms/live-error-state-matcher.ts
+++ b/lib/content-services/search/forms/live-error-state-matcher.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ export class LiveErrorStateMatcher implements ErrorStateMatcher {
 
     isErrorState(control: FormControl | null, form: FormGroupDirective | NgForm | null): boolean {
         const isSubmitted = form && form.submitted;
-        return !!(control && control.invalid && (control.dirty || control.touched || isSubmitted));
+        return !!(control && control.invalid && (control.dirty || control.touched || (!control.pristine && isSubmitted)));
     }
 
 }