diff --git a/libs/tools/send/send-ui/src/send-search/send-search.component.html b/libs/tools/send/send-ui/src/send-search/send-search.component.html
index 898d93da32c..7cf154c0ee8 100644
--- a/libs/tools/send/send-ui/src/send-search/send-search.component.html
+++ b/libs/tools/send/send-ui/src/send-search/send-search.component.html
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
-<div class="tw-mb-2">
-  <bit-search
-    [placeholder]="'search' | i18n"
-    [(ngModel)]="searchText"
-    (ngModelChange)="onSearchTextChanged()"
-    appAutofocus
-  >
-  </bit-search>
-</div>
+<bit-search
+  [placeholder]="'search' | i18n"
+  [(ngModel)]="searchText"
+  (ngModelChange)="onSearchTextChanged()"
+  appAutofocus
+>
+</bit-search>
diff --git a/libs/tools/send/send-ui/src/send-search/send-search.component.ts b/libs/tools/send/send-ui/src/send-search/send-search.component.ts
index 3d7d7d6285f..8142ce58f64 100644
--- a/libs/tools/send/send-ui/src/send-search/send-search.component.ts
+++ b/libs/tools/send/send-ui/src/send-search/send-search.component.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-// FIXME: Update this file to be type safe and remove this and next line
-// @ts-strict-ignore
 import { CommonModule } from "@angular/common";
 import { Component } from "@angular/core";
 import { takeUntilDestroyed } from "@angular/core/rxjs-interop";
@@ -20,7 +18,7 @@ const SearchTextDebounceInterval = 200;
   templateUrl: "send-search.component.html",
 })
 export class SendSearchComponent {
-  searchText: string;
+  searchText: string = "";
 
   private searchText$ = new Subject<string>();