diff --git a/ghost/sodo-search/src/App.js b/ghost/sodo-search/src/App.js
index ea860f3564..9194a69098 100644
--- a/ghost/sodo-search/src/App.js
+++ b/ghost/sodo-search/src/App.js
@@ -73,14 +73,19 @@ export default class App extends React.Component {
                 showPopup: true
             });
         };
-        const customTriggerSelector = '[data-ghost-search]';
-        this.customTriggerButtons = document.querySelectorAll(customTriggerSelector) || [];
+
+        this.customTriggerButtons = this.getCustomTriggerButtons();
         this.customTriggerButtons.forEach((customTriggerButton) => {
             customTriggerButton.removeEventListener('click', this.clickHandler);
             customTriggerButton.addEventListener('click', this.clickHandler);
         });
     }
 
+    getCustomTriggerButtons() {
+        const customTriggerSelector = '[data-ghost-search]';
+        return document.querySelectorAll(customTriggerSelector) || [];
+    }
+
     handleSearchUrl() {
         const [path] = window.location.hash.substr(1).split('?');
         if (path === '/search' || path === '/search/') {
@@ -92,6 +97,10 @@ export default class App extends React.Component {
     }
 
     addKeyboardShortcuts() {
+        const customTriggerButtons = this.getCustomTriggerButtons();
+        if (!customTriggerButtons?.length) {
+            return;
+        }
         this.handleKeyDown = (e) => {
             if (e.key === 'k' && e.metaKey) {
                 this.setState({