diff --git a/example.env b/example.env
deleted file mode 100644
index 38c690a5..00000000
--- a/example.env
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-VITE_TMDB_READ_API_KEY=...
-VITE_OPENSEARCH_ENABLED=false
-
-# make sure the cors proxy url does NOT have a slash at the end
-VITE_CORS_PROXY_URL=...
-
-# make sure the domain does NOT have a slash at the end
-VITE_APP_DOMAIN=http://localhost:5173
diff --git a/src/pages/parts/search/SearchListPart.tsx b/src/pages/parts/search/SearchListPart.tsx
index 270d05f1..ea9a5f43 100644
--- a/src/pages/parts/search/SearchListPart.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/parts/search/SearchListPart.tsx
@@ -67,6 +67,8 @@ export function SearchListPart({ searchQuery }: { searchQuery: string }) {
if (state.error) return