diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/core/dao/NewRecentSearchRoomDao.kt b/core/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/core/dao/NewRecentSearchRoomDao.kt
index 2365fa01a..82178a35f 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/core/dao/NewRecentSearchRoomDao.kt
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/core/dao/NewRecentSearchRoomDao.kt
@@ -21,8 +21,11 @@ package org.kiwix.kiwixmobile.core.dao
 import androidx.room.Dao
 import androidx.room.Query
 import io.objectbox.Box
+import kotlinx.coroutines.CoroutineScope
+import kotlinx.coroutines.Dispatchers
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.Flow
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.map
+import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
 import org.kiwix.kiwixmobile.core.dao.entities.RecentSearchEntity
 import org.kiwix.kiwixmobile.core.dao.entities.RecentSearchRoomEntity
 import org.kiwix.kiwixmobile.core.search.adapter.SearchListItem
@@ -31,20 +34,37 @@ import org.kiwix.kiwixmobile.core.search.adapter.SearchListItem
 abstract class NewRecentSearchRoomDao {
 
   @Query(
-    "SELECT * FROM RecentSearchRoomEntity WHERE id LIKE :zimId ORDER BY" +
+    "SELECT * FROM RecentSearchRoomEntity WHERE zimId LIKE :zimId ORDER BY" +
       " RecentSearchRoomEntity.id DESC"
   )
   abstract fun search(zimId: String?): Flow<List<RecentSearchRoomEntity>>
 
-  fun recentSearches(zimId: String?): Flow<List<SearchListItem.RecentSearchListItem>> {
-    return search(zimId = zimId).map { searchEntities ->
-      searchEntities.distinctBy(RecentSearchRoomEntity::searchTerm).take(NUM_RECENT_RESULTS)
-        .map { searchEntity -> SearchListItem.RecentSearchListItem(searchEntity.searchTerm) }
+  @Query(
+    "SELECT * FROM RecentSearchRoomEntity"
+  )
+  abstract fun fullSearch(): Flow<List<RecentSearchRoomEntity>>
+
+  fun recentSearches(zimId: String? = ""): Flow<List<SearchListItem.RecentSearchListItem>> {
+    return if (zimId != "") {
+      search(zimId).map { searchEntities ->
+        searchEntities.distinctBy(RecentSearchRoomEntity::searchTerm).take(NUM_RECENT_RESULTS)
+          .map { searchEntity -> SearchListItem.RecentSearchListItem(searchEntity.searchTerm) }
+      }
+    } else {
+      return fullSearch().map { searchEntities ->
+        searchEntities.distinctBy(RecentSearchRoomEntity::searchTerm)
+          .take(NUM_RECENT_RESULTS)
+          .map { searchEntity ->
+            org.kiwix.kiwixmobile.core.search.adapter.SearchListItem.RecentSearchListItem(
+              searchEntity.searchTerm
+            )
+          }
+      }
     }
   }
 
   @Query("INSERT INTO RecentSearchRoomEntity(searchTerm, zimId) VALUES (:title , :id)")
-  abstract fun saveSearch(title: String, id: Long)
+  abstract fun saveSearch(title: String, id: String)
 
   @Query("DELETE FROM RecentSearchRoomEntity WHERE searchTerm=:searchTerm")
   abstract fun deleteSearchString(searchTerm: String)
@@ -57,7 +77,9 @@ abstract class NewRecentSearchRoomDao {
   ) {
     val searchRoomEntityList = box.all
     searchRoomEntityList.forEach {
-      saveSearch(it.searchTerm, it.id)
+      CoroutineScope(Dispatchers.IO).launch {
+        saveSearch(it.searchTerm, it.id.toString())
+      }
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/core/data/Repository.kt b/core/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/core/data/Repository.kt
index f84ce5536..d292804ca 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/core/data/Repository.kt
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/core/data/Repository.kt
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ import org.kiwix.kiwixmobile.core.dao.NewBookDao
 import org.kiwix.kiwixmobile.core.dao.NewBookmarksDao
 import org.kiwix.kiwixmobile.core.dao.NewLanguagesDao
 import org.kiwix.kiwixmobile.core.dao.NewNoteDao
-import org.kiwix.kiwixmobile.core.dao.NewRecentSearchDao
 import org.kiwix.kiwixmobile.core.dao.NewRecentSearchRoomDao
 import org.kiwix.kiwixmobile.core.di.qualifiers.IO
 import org.kiwix.kiwixmobile.core.di.qualifiers.MainThread
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/core/di/modules/ApplicationModule.kt b/core/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/core/di/modules/ApplicationModule.kt
index fbe436f5a..988ea6bb9 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/core/di/modules/ApplicationModule.kt
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/core/di/modules/ApplicationModule.kt
@@ -23,14 +23,12 @@ import android.app.NotificationManager
 import android.content.Context
 import android.net.ConnectivityManager
 import android.os.storage.StorageManager
-import androidx.room.Room
 import dagger.Module
 import dagger.Provides
 import io.reactivex.Scheduler
 import io.reactivex.android.schedulers.AndroidSchedulers
 import io.reactivex.schedulers.Schedulers
 import org.kiwix.kiwixmobile.core.NightModeConfig
-import org.kiwix.kiwixmobile.core.data.local.KiwixRoomDatabase
 import org.kiwix.kiwixmobile.core.di.qualifiers.Computation
 import org.kiwix.kiwixmobile.core.di.qualifiers.IO
 import org.kiwix.kiwixmobile.core.di.qualifiers.MainThread
@@ -99,6 +97,4 @@ class ApplicationModule {
   @Singleton
   fun provideConnectivityManager(context: Context): ConnectivityManager =
     context.getSystemService(Context.CONNECTIVITY_SERVICE) as ConnectivityManager
-
-
 }
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/core/di/modules/DatabaseModule.kt b/core/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/core/di/modules/DatabaseModule.kt
index 030e49b53..8d063bee7 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/core/di/modules/DatabaseModule.kt
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/core/di/modules/DatabaseModule.kt
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ open class DatabaseModule {
     KiwixRoomDatabase.getInstance(
       context = context,
       boxStore
-    )// The reason we can construct a database for the repo
+    ) // The reason we can construct a database for the repo
 
   @Singleton
   @Provides
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/core/search/viewmodel/SearchViewModel.kt b/core/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/core/search/viewmodel/SearchViewModel.kt
index 84f9d79d7..060552b12 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/core/search/viewmodel/SearchViewModel.kt
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/core/search/viewmodel/SearchViewModel.kt
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.receiveAsFlow
 import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
 import org.kiwix.kiwixmobile.core.R
 import org.kiwix.kiwixmobile.core.base.SideEffect
-import org.kiwix.kiwixmobile.core.dao.NewRecentSearchDao
 import org.kiwix.kiwixmobile.core.dao.NewRecentSearchRoomDao
 import org.kiwix.kiwixmobile.core.reader.ZimReaderContainer
 import org.kiwix.kiwixmobile.core.search.adapter.SearchListItem
@@ -155,7 +154,8 @@ class SearchViewModel @Inject constructor(
       SaveSearchToRecents(
         recentSearchDao,
         searchListItem,
-        zimReaderContainer.id
+        zimReaderContainer.id,
+        viewModelScope
       )
     ).isSuccess
     _effects.trySendBlocking(OpenSearchItem(searchListItem, openInNewTab))
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/core/search/viewmodel/effects/DeleteRecentSearch.kt b/core/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/core/search/viewmodel/effects/DeleteRecentSearch.kt
index 920af0977..9d85a8506 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/core/search/viewmodel/effects/DeleteRecentSearch.kt
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/core/search/viewmodel/effects/DeleteRecentSearch.kt
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ package org.kiwix.kiwixmobile.core.search.viewmodel.effects
 
 import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity
 import org.kiwix.kiwixmobile.core.base.SideEffect
-import org.kiwix.kiwixmobile.core.dao.NewRecentSearchDao
 import org.kiwix.kiwixmobile.core.dao.NewRecentSearchRoomDao
 import org.kiwix.kiwixmobile.core.search.adapter.SearchListItem
 
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/core/search/viewmodel/effects/SaveSearchToRecents.kt b/core/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/core/search/viewmodel/effects/SaveSearchToRecents.kt
index e81193e72..49e9a60bd 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/core/search/viewmodel/effects/SaveSearchToRecents.kt
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/core/search/viewmodel/effects/SaveSearchToRecents.kt
@@ -19,17 +19,24 @@
 package org.kiwix.kiwixmobile.core.search.viewmodel.effects
 
 import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity
+import kotlinx.coroutines.CoroutineScope
+import kotlinx.coroutines.Dispatchers
+import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
 import org.kiwix.kiwixmobile.core.base.SideEffect
-import org.kiwix.kiwixmobile.core.dao.NewRecentSearchDao
 import org.kiwix.kiwixmobile.core.dao.NewRecentSearchRoomDao
 import org.kiwix.kiwixmobile.core.search.adapter.SearchListItem
 
 data class SaveSearchToRecents(
   private val recentSearchDao: NewRecentSearchRoomDao,
   private val searchListItem: SearchListItem,
-  private val id: String?
+  private val id: String?,
+  private val viewModelScope: CoroutineScope
 ) : SideEffect<Unit> {
   override fun invokeWith(activity: AppCompatActivity) {
-    id?.let { recentSearchDao.saveSearch(searchListItem.value, it.toLong()) }
+    id?.let {
+      viewModelScope.launch(Dispatchers.IO) {
+        recentSearchDao.saveSearch(searchListItem.value, it)
+      }
+    }
   }
 }