diff --git a/packages/react-bootstrap-table2-toolkit/src/search/context.js b/packages/react-bootstrap-table2-toolkit/src/search/context.js
index 67935bf..c579999 100644
--- a/packages/react-bootstrap-table2-toolkit/src/search/context.js
+++ b/packages/react-bootstrap-table2-toolkit/src/search/context.js
@@ -20,11 +20,26 @@ export default (options = {
       searchText: PropTypes.string
     }
 
+    constructor(props) {
+      super(props);
+      this.performRemoteSearch = props.searchText !== '';
+    }
+
+    componentWillReceiveProps(nextProps) {
+      if (isRemoteSearch()) {
+        if (nextProps.searchText !== this.props.searchText) {
+          this.performRemoteSearch = true;
+        } else {
+          this.performRemoteSearch = false;
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
     search() {
       const { data, columns } = this.props;
       let { searchText } = this.props;
 
-      if (isRemoteSearch()) {
+      if (isRemoteSearch() && this.performRemoteSearch) {
         handleRemoteSearchChange(searchText);
         return data;
       }
diff --git a/packages/react-bootstrap-table2/package.json b/packages/react-bootstrap-table2/package.json
index 1ab1ed6..29493ef 100644
--- a/packages/react-bootstrap-table2/package.json
+++ b/packages/react-bootstrap-table2/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "react-bootstrap-table-next",
-  "version": "1.1.0",
+  "version": "1.1.1",
   "description": "Next generation of react-bootstrap-table",
   "main": "./lib/index.js",
   "repository": {
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@
     }
   ],
   "dependencies": {
-    "classnames": "2.2.5"
+    "classnames": "2.2.5",
+    "underscore": "1.9.1"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
     "classnames": "^2.2.5",