diff --git a/src/Searching.js b/src/Searching.js
index 5fc5b31544..1a5c8d7a48 100644
--- a/src/Searching.js
+++ b/src/Searching.js
@@ -184,18 +184,9 @@ async function localPagination(searchResult) {
     return result;
 }
 
-/**
- * Combine the local and server search results
- */
-function combineResponses(previousSearchResult, localEvents = undefined, serverEvents = undefined) {
+function combineEvents(localEvents = undefined, serverEvents = undefined, cachedEvents = undefined) {
     const response = {};
 
-    if (previousSearchResult.count) {
-        response.count = previousSearchResult.count;
-    } else {
-        response.count = localEvents.count + serverEvents.count;
-    }
-
     if (localEvents && serverEvents) {
         response.results = localEvents.results.concat(serverEvents.results).sort(compareEvents);
         response.highlights = localEvents.highlights.concat(serverEvents.highlights);
@@ -207,6 +198,21 @@ function combineResponses(previousSearchResult, localEvents = undefined, serverE
         response.highlights = serverEvents.highlights;
     }
 
+    return response;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Combine the local and server search responses
+ */
+function combineResponses(previousSearchResult, localEvents = undefined, serverEvents = undefined) {
+    const response = combineEvents(localEvents, serverEvents);
+
+    if (previousSearchResult.count) {
+        response.count = previousSearchResult.count;
+    } else {
+        response.count = localEvents.count + serverEvents.count;
+    }
+
     if (localEvents) {
         previousSearchResult.seshatQuery.next_batch = localEvents.next_batch;
         response.next_batch = localEvents.next_batch;