diff --git a/src/scripts/search.js b/src/scripts/search.js
index c4d8ad1..77c4bfa 100644
--- a/src/scripts/search.js
+++ b/src/scripts/search.js
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ function ResultsPasser() {
 var results_passer = new ResultsPasser();
 
 riot.mount("search", {
-                      showHelp : true,
+                      showHelp : false,
                       booksLoading : false
                      });
 riot.mount("results", {notLoading : true});
diff --git a/src/scripts/search.tag b/src/scripts/search.tag
index b87e39a..5b9763c 100644
--- a/src/scripts/search.tag
+++ b/src/scripts/search.tag
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
         <div class="container">
           <div class="columns">
             <div class="col-sm-8 form-item">
-              <input class="form-input" placeholder="Description" type="text" name="title"/>
+              <input onfocus={ showHelp } class="form-input" placeholder="Description" type="text" name="title"/>
             </div>
             <div class="col-sm-2 form-item">
               <select class="form-select" aria-labelledby="dLabel" name="sem">
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   </form>
   <div if={ opts.showHelp }
        class="help-toast toast toast-primary">
-    <button onclick={clearHelp}
+    <button onclick={ clearHelp }
             class="btn btn-clear float-right">
     </button>
     Type a few words of your course's name or the course code (e.g. PSYCH 2B03)
@@ -31,6 +31,11 @@
   </div>
 </search>
 
+function showHelp() {
+  this.opts.showHelp = true;
+  this.update();
+}
+
 function clearHelp() {
   this.opts.showHelp = false;
   this.update();