diff --git a/readthedocs/search/tasks.py b/readthedocs/search/tasks.py
index c5432110c7e..cd82f8fe25e 100644
--- a/readthedocs/search/tasks.py
+++ b/readthedocs/search/tasks.py
@@ -171,16 +171,6 @@ def record_search_query(project_slug, version_slug, query, total_results, time_s
             partial_query.save()
             return
 
-    # don't record query with zero results.
-    if not total_results:
-        log.debug(
-            'Not recording search query because of zero results. Passed arguments: '
-            'project_slug: %s, version_slug: %s, query: %s, total_results: %s, time: %s' % (
-                project_slug, version_slug, query, total_results, time
-            )
-        )
-        return
-
     project = Project.objects.filter(slug=project_slug).first()
     if not project:
         log.debug(
diff --git a/readthedocs/search/tests/test_search_tasks.py b/readthedocs/search/tests/test_search_tasks.py
index 92501dfd367..8cc9c9cb757 100644
--- a/readthedocs/search/tests/test_search_tasks.py
+++ b/readthedocs/search/tests/test_search_tasks.py
@@ -87,8 +87,8 @@ def test_partial_queries_are_not_recorded(self, api_client):
             SearchQuery.objects.all().first().query == 'stack overflow'
         ), 'one SearchQuery should be there because partial queries gets updated'
 
-    def test_search_query_not_recorded_when_results_are_zero(self, api_client):
-        """Test that search queries are not recorded when they have zero results."""
+    def test_search_query_recorded_when_results_are_zero(self, api_client):
+        """Test that search queries are recorded when they have zero results."""
 
         assert (
             SearchQuery.objects.all().count() == 0
@@ -102,10 +102,8 @@ def test_search_query_not_recorded_when_results_are_zero(self, api_client):
         }
         resp = api_client.get(self.url, search_params)
 
-        assert (resp.data['count'] == 0)
-        assert (
-            SearchQuery.objects.all().count() == 0
-        ), 'there should be 0 obj since there were no results.'
+        assert resp.data['count'] == 0
+        assert SearchQuery.objects.all().count() == 1
 
     def test_delete_old_search_queries_from_db(self, project):
         """Test that the old search queries are being deleted."""