diff --git a/members/member.pl b/members/member.pl
index bd749ccc44..f0b68ade6f 100755
--- a/members/member.pl
+++ b/members/member.pl
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ $template->param(
     searchfieldstype    => $searchfieldstype,
     PatronsPerPage      => C4::Context->preference("PatronsPerPage") || 20,
     circsearch          => $circsearch,
-    defer_loading       => 0,
+    defer_loading       => $searchmember ? 0 : 1,
 );
 
 output_html_with_http_headers $input, $cookie, $template->output;