diff --git a/frontend/js/search.js b/frontend/js/search.js
index a4e8c07..1c2b6e2 100644
--- a/frontend/js/search.js
+++ b/frontend/js/search.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { safeCreateIcons } from './utils.js';
 import { showLoading, el, hideProgressBar, showWelcome, highlightSearchText } from './viewer.js';
 import { _getEffective } from './config.js';
 import { TabManager, showToast } from './ui.js';
-import { addTagFilter, buildSearchResultsHeader, shouldDisplayPath } from './sidebar.js';
+import { addTagFilter, buildSearchResultsHeader, shouldDisplayPath, removeTagFilter } from './sidebar.js';
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Search History Service (localStorage, LIFO, max 50, dedup)
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/frontend/js/sidebar.js b/frontend/js/sidebar.js
index 6a6ad12..739a411 100644
--- a/frontend/js/sidebar.js
+++ b/frontend/js/sidebar.js
@@ -1094,4 +1094,4 @@ function searchByTag(tag) {
 }
 
 
-export { initVaultContext, setSelectedVaultContext, syncVaultSelectors, shouldDisplayPath, loadVaults, initSidebarFilter, TagFilterService, loadTags, scrollTreeItemIntoView, refreshSidebarForContext, focusVaultInSidebar, refreshTagsForContext, syncActiveFileTreeItem, searchByTag, addTagFilter, buildSearchResultsHeader };
+export { initVaultContext, setSelectedVaultContext, syncVaultSelectors, shouldDisplayPath, loadVaults, initSidebarFilter, TagFilterService, loadTags, scrollTreeItemIntoView, refreshSidebarForContext, focusVaultInSidebar, refreshTagsForContext, syncActiveFileTreeItem, searchByTag, addTagFilter, buildSearchResultsHeader, removeTagFilter };
diff --git a/frontend/js/ui.js b/frontend/js/ui.js
index 8d3ce79..2db84f4 100644
--- a/frontend/js/ui.js
+++ b/frontend/js/ui.js
@@ -1978,7 +1978,7 @@ export const TabManager = {
     if (this._tabs.length === 0) {
       this._activeTabId = null;
       this._showDashboard();
-      this._tabBar.hidden = true;
+      if (this._tabBar) this._tabBar.hidden = true;
     } else if (this._activeTabId === tabId) {
       // Activate adjacent tab
       const newIdx = Math.min(idx, this._tabs.length - 1);
@@ -1995,7 +1995,7 @@ export const TabManager = {
     this._dirtyTabs.clear();
     this._activeTabId = null;
     this._showDashboard();
-    this._tabBar.hidden = true;
+    if (this._tabBar) this._tabBar.hidden = true;
   },
 
   /** Close tabs to the right */