diff --git a/app/views/artists/search.html.erb b/app/views/artists/search.html.erb
index bfbb28e36..6ab786628 100644
--- a/app/views/artists/search.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/artists/search.html.erb
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@
     
     <div id="search-form">
       <%= simple_form_for(@search) do |f| %>
-        <%= f.input :name_contains, :label => "Name" %>
-        <%= f.input :other_names_match, :label => "Other Names" %>
-        <%= f.input :group_name_contains, :label => "Group Name" %>
-        <%= f.input :url_match, :label => "URL" %>
+        <%= f.input :name_contains, :label => "Name", :required => false %>
+        <%= f.input :other_names_match, :label => "Other Names", :required => false %>
+        <%= f.input :group_name_contains, :label => "Group Name", :required => false %>
+        <%= f.input :url_match, :label => "URL", :required => false %>
         <%= f.button :submit, "Search" %>
       <% end %>
     </div>
diff --git a/app/views/dmails/_search.html.erb b/app/views/dmails/_search.html.erb
index fc844d27a..ed6cf1589 100644
--- a/app/views/dmails/_search.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/dmails/_search.html.erb
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 <div>
   <%= simple_form_for @search do |f| %>
     <%= hidden_field_tag :folder, params[:folder] %>
-    <%= f.input :title_contains %>
-    <%= f.input :body_contains %>
-    <%= f.input :to_name_equals %>
-    <%= f.input :from_name_equals %>
+    <%= f.input :title_contains, :required => false %>
+    <%= f.input :body_contains, :required => false %>
+    <%= f.input :to_name_equals, :required => false %>
+    <%= f.input :from_name_equals, :required => false %>
     <%= f.button :submit %>
   <% end %>
 </div>
diff --git a/app/views/notes/search.html.erb b/app/views/notes/search.html.erb
index ca9d1298f..35fa406a9 100644
--- a/app/views/notes/search.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/notes/search.html.erb
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 <div id="c-notes">
   <div id="a-search">
     <%= simple_form_for @search do |f| %>
-      <%= f.input :body_matches, :label => "Body" %>
-      <%= f.input :post_tag_match, :label => "Tags" %>
+      <%= f.input :body_matches, :label => "Body", :required => false %>
+      <%= f.input :post_tag_match, :label => "Tags", :required => false %>
       <%= f.button :submit, "Search" %>
     <% end %>
   </div>