diff --git a/src/search-editor/hooks/useSuggestInput.ts b/src/search-editor/hooks/useSuggestInput.ts
index ee15ec9..6f4369a 100644
--- a/src/search-editor/hooks/useSuggestInput.ts
+++ b/src/search-editor/hooks/useSuggestInput.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,11 @@ import { ProsemirrorNode } from 'remirror';
 import { Fields } from '../types';
 import { getLastTextNode, getTextFromNode } from '../utils/get-last-text-node';
 import { remirrorToSearch } from '../utils/remirror-to-search';
-import { removeText } from '../utils/remove-text';
+import {
+	removeExtraSpaces,
+	removeTextFromEnd,
+	removeTextFromFront,
+} from '../utils/remove-text';
 
 export function useSuggestInput(props: {
 	doc: ProsemirrorNode;
@@ -17,14 +21,18 @@ export function useSuggestInput(props: {
 	const prevSearchInput = usePrevious(searchInput);
 	useEffect(() => {
 		const lastNode = getLastTextNode(doc);
-		const lastNodeText = getTextFromNode(lastNode);
-		setSearchInput(lastNodeText);
-		const currentSearchTerm = remirrorToSearch({ doc, fields });
-		setSearchedTerm(
-			lastNodeText
-				? removeText(currentSearchTerm, lastNodeText)
-				: currentSearchTerm,
+		const lastNodeText = removeExtraSpaces(getTextFromNode(lastNode) ?? '');
+		const currentSearchTerm = removeExtraSpaces(
+			remirrorToSearch({ doc, fields }),
 		);
+		const searched = lastNodeText
+			? removeTextFromEnd(currentSearchTerm, lastNodeText)
+			: currentSearchTerm;
+
+		const input = removeTextFromFront(lastNodeText, searched);
+
+		setSearchInput(input);
+		setSearchedTerm(searched);
 	}, [doc, fields]);
 
 	return {
diff --git a/src/search-editor/utils/remove-text.ts b/src/search-editor/utils/remove-text.ts
index e527300..825e355 100644
--- a/src/search-editor/utils/remove-text.ts
+++ b/src/search-editor/utils/remove-text.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,17 @@ function escapeRegExp(text: string): string {
 	return text.replace(SPECIAL_CHARACTERS_REGEX, '\\$&');
 }
 
-export function removeText(input: string, textToRemove: string): string {
+export function removeExtraSpaces(input: string) {
+	return input.replace(/\s+/g, ' ');
+}
+
+export function removeTextFromEnd(input: string, textToRemove: string): string {
 	return input.replace(new RegExp(`${escapeRegExp(textToRemove)}$`), '');
 }
+
+export function removeTextFromFront(
+	input: string,
+	textToRemove: string,
+): string {
+	return input.replace(new RegExp(`^${escapeRegExp(textToRemove)}`), '');
+}