diff --git a/src/routes/events_leads/exhibit/[slug]/leads_add_scan.svelte b/src/routes/events_leads/exhibit/[slug]/leads_add_scan.svelte
index a91b644d..82f54667 100644
--- a/src/routes/events_leads/exhibit/[slug]/leads_add_scan.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/events_leads/exhibit/[slug]/leads_add_scan.svelte
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ $: event_exhibit_tracking_obj = liveQuery(
     () => db_events.exhibit_tracking.get($events_slct.exhibit_tracking_id)
 );
 
-$events_sess.leads.entered_search_str = 'Albert Einstein';
+$events_sess.leads.entered_search_str = '';
 // $events_sess.leads.entered_search_str = 'Albert Einstein';
 
 let tmp_search_terms = $events_sess.leads.entered_search_str.split(' ')