diff --git a/src/addon/mod/data/pages/search/search.html b/src/addon/mod/data/pages/search/search.html
index 35b90865d..835a8ff00 100644
--- a/src/addon/mod/data/pages/search/search.html
+++ b/src/addon/mod/data/pages/search/search.html
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@
 </ion-header>
 <ion-content>
     <div class="fixed-content core-tabs-bar">
-        <a class="tab-slide" [attr.aria-selected]="!search.searchingAdvanced" (click)="toggleAdvanced()">{{ 'addon.mod_data.search' | translate}}</a>
-        <a class="tab-slide" [attr.aria-selected]="search.searchingAdvanced" (click)="toggleAdvanced()">{{ 'addon.mod_data.advancedsearch' | translate }}</a>
+        <a class="tab-slide" [attr.aria-selected]="!search.searchingAdvanced" (click)="changeAdvanced(false)">{{ 'addon.mod_data.search' | translate}}</a>
+        <a class="tab-slide" [attr.aria-selected]="search.searchingAdvanced" (click)="changeAdvanced(true)">{{ 'addon.mod_data.advancedsearch' | translate }}</a>
     </div>
     <form (ngSubmit)="searchEntries($event)" [formGroup]="searchForm">
         <ion-list no-margin>
diff --git a/src/addon/mod/data/pages/search/search.ts b/src/addon/mod/data/pages/search/search.ts
index 8bd04314b..e7078dfbb 100644
--- a/src/addon/mod/data/pages/search/search.ts
+++ b/src/addon/mod/data/pages/search/search.ts
@@ -176,9 +176,11 @@ export class AddonModDataSearchPage {
 
     /**
      * Toggles between advanced to normal search.
+     *
+     * @param {boolean} advanced True for advanced, false for basic.
      */
-    toggleAdvanced(): void {
-        this.search.searchingAdvanced = !this.search.searchingAdvanced;
+    changeAdvanced(advanced: boolean): void {
+        this.search.searchingAdvanced = advanced;
     }
 
     /**