diff -r 4a27b5ab2710 Lib/idlelib/SearchDialog.py
--- a/Lib/idlelib/SearchDialog.py	Wed Dec 14 18:40:35 2011 +0100
+++ b/Lib/idlelib/SearchDialog.py	Sat Dec 17 22:30:44 2011 -0600
@@ -29,8 +29,7 @@
     def default_command(self, event=None):
         if not self.engine.getprog():
             return
-        if self.find_again(self.text):
-            self.close()
+        self.find_again(self.text)
 
     def find_again(self, text):
         if not self.engine.getpat():