diff --git a/modules/backend/widgets/Search.php b/modules/backend/widgets/Search.php
index f7734d3be..eab206c52 100644
--- a/modules/backend/widgets/Search.php
+++ b/modules/backend/widgets/Search.php
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ class Search extends WidgetBase
         /*
          * Save or reset search term in session
          */
-        $this->setActiveTerm(post('term'));
+        $this->setActiveTerm(post($this->getName()));
 
         /*
          * Trigger class event, merge results as viewable array
@@ -133,4 +133,13 @@ class Search extends WidgetBase
 
         $this->activeTerm = $term;
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns a value suitable for the field name property.
+     * @return string
+     */
+    public function getName()
+    {
+        return $this->alias . '[term]';
+    }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/modules/backend/widgets/search/partials/_search.htm b/modules/backend/widgets/search/partials/_search.htm
index 22014115e..713ea8e84 100644
--- a/modules/backend/widgets/search/partials/_search.htm
+++ b/modules/backend/widgets/search/partials/_search.htm
@@ -1,17 +1,13 @@
-<?= Form::ajax($this->getEventHandler('onSubmit')) ?>
-
-    <div class="loading-indicator-container size-input-text">
-        <input
-            placeholder="<?= $placeholder ?>"
-            type="text"
-            name="term"
-            value="<?= $value ?>"
-            data-request="<?= $this->getEventHandler('onSubmit') ?>"
-            data-track-input
-            data-load-indicator
-            data-load-indicator-opaque
-            class="form-control <?= $cssClasses ?>"
-            autocomplete="off" />
-    </div>
-
-<?= Form::close() ?>
+<div class="loading-indicator-container size-input-text">
+    <input
+        placeholder="<?= $placeholder ?>"
+        type="text"
+        name="<?= $this->getName() ?>"
+        value="<?= $value ?>"
+        data-request="<?= $this->getEventHandler('onSubmit') ?>"
+        data-track-input
+        data-load-indicator
+        data-load-indicator-opaque
+        class="form-control <?= $cssClasses ?>"
+        autocomplete="off" />
+</div>