diff --git a/src/plugins/fakeradio/fakeradiotunercontrol.cpp b/src/plugins/fakeradio/fakeradiotunercontrol.cpp
index 4686692a..e36d816b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/fakeradio/fakeradiotunercontrol.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/fakeradio/fakeradiotunercontrol.cpp
@@ -321,7 +321,10 @@ void FakeRadioTunerControl::searchEnded()
         maxFreq = m_currentFreq;
     }
 
-    if ((qreal)(maxFreq - minFreq) / (qreal)(fRange.second - fRange.first) < 0.02) { // don't want to do anything if we have less than 2% of the range to move
+    if ((qreal)(maxFreq - minFreq) / (qreal)(fRange.second - fRange.first) < 0.02) {
+        // don't change frequency if we have less than 2% of the range to scan
+        m_searching = false;
+        emit searchingChanged(m_searching);
         return;
     }