diff --git a/recmenuitem.c b/recmenuitem.c
index 1cd9fbc..293cd6e 100644
--- a/recmenuitem.c
+++ b/recmenuitem.c
@@ -733,13 +733,12 @@ int cRecMenuItemSelectDirectory::GetInitial(void) {
 
 // --- cRecMenuItemText  -------------------------------------------------------
 cRecMenuItemText::cRecMenuItemText(cString title,
-                                   char *initialVal,
                                    int length,
                                    bool active,
                                    char *callback) {
     selectable = true;
     this->title = title;
-    value = initialVal;
+    value = callback;
     this->active = active;
     this->callback = callback;
     height = 3 * font->Height();
diff --git a/recmenuitem.h b/recmenuitem.h
index 3bdfb6e..8c88710 100644
--- a/recmenuitem.h
+++ b/recmenuitem.h
@@ -343,7 +343,6 @@ private:
     void DrawValue(char *newValue);
 public:
     cRecMenuItemText(cString title,
-                     char *initialVal,
                      int length,
                      bool active = false,
                      char *callback = NULL);
diff --git a/recmenus.c b/recmenus.c
index ef4143e..cfe276e 100644
--- a/recmenus.c
+++ b/recmenus.c
@@ -611,7 +611,7 @@ cRecMenuSearchTimer::cRecMenuSearchTimer(const cEvent *event) {
     infoItem->CalculateHeight(width - 2 * border);
     SetHeader(infoItem);
     strncpy(searchString, event->Title(), TEXTINPUTLENGTH);
-    AddMenuItemInitial(new cRecMenuItemText(tr("Search Expression:"), searchString, TEXTINPUTLENGTH, false));
+    AddMenuItemInitial(new cRecMenuItemText(tr("Search Expression:"), TEXTINPUTLENGTH, false, searchString));
     AddMenuItemInitial(new cRecMenuItemButtonYesNo(tr("Continue"), tr("Cancel"), rmsSearchTimerOptions, rmsClose, true));
     CalculateHeight();
     CreatePixmap();
@@ -818,7 +818,7 @@ void cRecMenuSearchTimerEdit::CreateMenuItems(void) {
         mainMenuItems.clear();
     }
 
-    mainMenuItems.push_back(new cRecMenuItemText(tr("Search term"), searchString, TEXTINPUTLENGTH, init, searchString));
+    mainMenuItems.push_back(new cRecMenuItemText(tr("Search term"), TEXTINPUTLENGTH, init, searchString));
     mainMenuItems.push_back(new cRecMenuItemBool(tr("Active"), false, &sT.useAsSearchTimer, rmsSearchTimerSave, true));
     mainMenuItems.push_back(new cRecMenuItemSelect(tr("Search mode"), searchModes, false, &sT.mode, rmsSearchTimerSave, true));
     if (sT.mode == 5) {
@@ -1196,7 +1196,7 @@ cRecMenuSearch::cRecMenuSearch(std::string searchString, bool withOptions) {
     cRecMenuItemInfo *infoItem = new cRecMenuItemInfo(*infoText, true);
     infoItem->CalculateHeight(width - 2 * border);
     SetHeader(infoItem);
-    AddMenuItem(new cRecMenuItemText(tr("Search Expression:"), this->searchString, TEXTINPUTLENGTH, false, this->searchString));
+    AddMenuItem(new cRecMenuItemText(tr("Search Expression:"), TEXTINPUTLENGTH, false, this->searchString));
     if (withOptions) {
         std::vector<std::string> searchModes;
         cTVGuideSearchTimer searchTimer;
@@ -1339,7 +1339,7 @@ cRecMenuRecordingSearch::cRecMenuRecordingSearch(std::string search) {
     infoItem->CalculateHeight(width - 2 * border);
     SetHeader(infoItem);
     
-    AddMenuItem(new cRecMenuItemText(tr("Search Expression:"), searchString, TEXTINPUTLENGTH, false, searchString));
+    AddMenuItem(new cRecMenuItemText(tr("Search Expression:"), TEXTINPUTLENGTH, false, searchString));
     AddMenuItem(new cRecMenuItemButtonYesNo(tr("Perform Search"), tr("Cancel"), rmsRecordingSearchResult, rmsClose, true));
     CalculateHeight();
     CreatePixmap();