diff --git a/app/components/exhibit_navbar_component.html.erb b/app/components/exhibit_navbar_component.html.erb
index d87257bb6..eec6a6138 100644
--- a/app/components/exhibit_navbar_component.html.erb
+++ b/app/components/exhibit_navbar_component.html.erb
@@ -1,13 +1,11 @@
 <div id="site-navbar" class="site-navbar mt-auto py-2">
-    <% if helpers.should_render_spotlight_search_bar? %>
-      <div class="container d-flex flex-wrap">
-        <%= render search_component.new(
-          url: helpers.search_action_url,
-          advanced_search_url: helpers.search_action_url(action: 'advanced_search'),
-          params: helpers.search_state.params_for_search.except(:qt),
-          autocomplete_path: suggest_index_catalog_path
-        ) %>
-        <%= render SearchTipsLinkComponent.new %>
-      </div>
-    <% end %>
+    <div class="container d-flex flex-wrap">
+      <%= render search_component.new(
+        url: helpers.search_action_url,
+        advanced_search_url: helpers.search_action_url(action: 'advanced_search'),
+        params: helpers.search_state.params_for_search.except(:qt),
+        autocomplete_path: suggest_index_catalog_path
+      ) %>
+      <%= render SearchTipsLinkComponent.new %>
+    </div>
 </div>
diff --git a/app/components/exhibit_navbar_component.rb b/app/components/exhibit_navbar_component.rb
index 8693501c7..fcfe774d2 100644
--- a/app/components/exhibit_navbar_component.rb
+++ b/app/components/exhibit_navbar_component.rb
@@ -2,4 +2,7 @@
 
 # Overrides Spotlight ExhibitNavbarComponent and provides Search Tips link
 class ExhibitNavbarComponent < Spotlight::ExhibitNavbarComponent
+  def render?
+    helpers.should_render_spotlight_search_bar?
+  end
 end