diff --git a/src/paginate.ts b/src/paginate.ts
index 2e7bfe1..a901a41 100644
--- a/src/paginate.ts
+++ b/src/paginate.ts
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ export async function paginate<T>(
             totalPages: totalPages,
             sortBy,
             search: query.search,
-            searchBy,
+            searchBy: query.search ? searchBy : undefined,
             filter: query.filter,
         },
         links: {