diff --git a/src/js/electron/windows/about-window.ts b/src/js/electron/windows/about-window.ts
index cf2a580b8f..966e2222e5 100644
--- a/src/js/electron/windows/about-window.ts
+++ b/src/js/electron/windows/about-window.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import {WindowName} from "../windows/types"
 import {ZuiWindow} from "./zui-window"
 
 export class AboutWindow extends ZuiWindow {
-  persistable: false
   name: WindowName = "about"
   options = {
     width: 360,
diff --git a/src/js/electron/windows/hidden-window.ts b/src/js/electron/windows/hidden-window.ts
index c4e68f079d..b0794637b0 100644
--- a/src/js/electron/windows/hidden-window.ts
+++ b/src/js/electron/windows/hidden-window.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import {ZuiWindow} from "./zui-window"
 
 export class HiddenWindow extends ZuiWindow {
   name: WindowName = "hidden"
-  persistable = false
   options = {
     show: false,
     width: 0,
diff --git a/src/js/electron/windows/search/search-window.ts b/src/js/electron/windows/search/search-window.ts
index 02835f9b62..83c6ab1b30 100644
--- a/src/js/electron/windows/search/search-window.ts
+++ b/src/js/electron/windows/search/search-window.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import {ZuiWindow} from "../zui-window"
 import {createMenu, SearchAppMenuState} from "./app-menu"
 
 export class SearchWindow extends ZuiWindow {
+  persistable = true
   name: WindowName = "search"
   options: BrowserWindowConstructorOptions = {
     titleBarStyle: env.isMac ? "hidden" : undefined,
diff --git a/src/js/electron/windows/window-manager.test.ts b/src/js/electron/windows/window-manager.test.ts
index 9f4478ae6e..0d0445d862 100644
--- a/src/js/electron/windows/window-manager.test.ts
+++ b/src/js/electron/windows/window-manager.test.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 import initIpcListeners from "src/js/initializers/initIpcListeners"
 import initTestStore from "src/test/unit/helpers/initTestStore"
+import {encodeSessionState} from "../session-state"
 import {WindowManager} from "./window-manager"
 
 let store = initTestStore()
@@ -29,3 +30,40 @@ test("serialize each window", async () => {
     },
   ])
 })
+
+test("does not serialize detail hidden or about window", async () => {
+  const manager = new WindowManager()
+  await manager.create("detail")
+  await manager.create("hidden")
+  await manager.create("about")
+  expect(await manager.serialize()).toEqual([])
+})
+
+test("brings up a search window if none exists", async () => {
+  const instance1 = new WindowManager()
+  await instance1.create("detail")
+  await instance1.create("hidden")
+  await instance1.create("about")
+
+  const state = await instance1.serialize()
+  const session = encodeSessionState(state, null)
+  const instance2 = new WindowManager(session)
+  await instance2.init()
+  expect(instance2.all.map((w) => w.name)).toEqual(["search", "hidden"])
+})
+
+test("does not brings up a search window if one exists", async () => {
+  const instance1 = new WindowManager()
+  await instance1.create("search")
+  await instance1.create("search")
+
+  const state = await instance1.serialize()
+  const session = encodeSessionState(state, null)
+  const instance2 = new WindowManager(session)
+  await instance2.init()
+  expect(instance2.all.map((w) => w.name)).toEqual([
+    "search",
+    "search",
+    "hidden",
+  ])
+})
diff --git a/src/js/electron/windows/window-manager.ts b/src/js/electron/windows/window-manager.ts
index 123737339e..1d11b661b2 100644
--- a/src/js/electron/windows/window-manager.ts
+++ b/src/js/electron/windows/window-manager.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ export class WindowManager extends EventEmitter {
         .map(deserializeWindow)
       await Promise.all(windows.map((w) => this.register(w)))
     }
-    if (this.count === 0) await this.create("search")
+    if (this.byName("search").length === 0) await this.create("search")
     if (this.byName("hidden").length === 0) await this.create("hidden")
   }
 
diff --git a/src/js/electron/windows/zui-window.ts b/src/js/electron/windows/zui-window.ts
index 22748fd71a..2a27c3d58e 100644
--- a/src/js/electron/windows/zui-window.ts
+++ b/src/js/electron/windows/zui-window.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ export abstract class ZuiWindow {
   lastFocused: number
   state: State | undefined
   dimens: Dimens | null = null
-  persistable = true
+  persistable = false
   initialized = new TimedPromise(60_000)
 
   constructor(props: WindowProps = {}) {
diff --git a/src/test/shared/__mocks__/electron.ts b/src/test/shared/__mocks__/electron.ts
index df6bea769d..7affd5b668 100644
--- a/src/test/shared/__mocks__/electron.ts
+++ b/src/test/shared/__mocks__/electron.ts
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ export class BrowserWindow {
   isDestroyed = jest.fn(() => false)
   focus = jest.fn()
   visible = true
+  getBounds() {
+    return {x: 0, y: 0}
+  }
   center() {}
   setMenu() {}
   on() {
@@ -108,27 +111,30 @@ export const Menu = {
   setApplicationMenu: jest.fn(),
 }
 
+const display = {
+  id: 459098087,
+  bounds: {x: 0, y: 0, width: 1920, height: 1080},
+  workArea: {x: 0, y: 23, width: 1920, height: 1057},
+  accelerometerSupport: "unknown",
+  monochrome: false,
+  colorDepth: 24,
+  colorSpace:
+    "{primaries_d50_referred: [[0.6825, 0.3155],  [0.3001, 0.6589],  [0.1589, 0.0529]], transfer:BT709_APPLE, matrix:RGB, range:FULL}",
+  depthPerComponent: 8,
+  size: {width: 1920, height: 1080},
+  workAreaSize: {width: 1920, height: 1057},
+  scaleFactor: 2,
+  rotation: 0,
+  internal: false,
+  touchSupport: "unknown",
+}
+
 export const screen = {
+  getDisplayNearestPoint() {
+    return display
+  },
   getAllDisplays() {
-    return [
-      {
-        id: 459098087,
-        bounds: {x: 0, y: 0, width: 1920, height: 1080},
-        workArea: {x: 0, y: 23, width: 1920, height: 1057},
-        accelerometerSupport: "unknown",
-        monochrome: false,
-        colorDepth: 24,
-        colorSpace:
-          "{primaries_d50_referred: [[0.6825, 0.3155],  [0.3001, 0.6589],  [0.1589, 0.0529]], transfer:BT709_APPLE, matrix:RGB, range:FULL}",
-        depthPerComponent: 8,
-        size: {width: 1920, height: 1080},
-        workAreaSize: {width: 1920, height: 1057},
-        scaleFactor: 2,
-        rotation: 0,
-        internal: false,
-        touchSupport: "unknown",
-      },
-    ]
+    return [display]
   },
 }