diff --git a/app/src/test/java/org/mozilla/fenix/search/SearchFragmentStoreTest.kt b/app/src/test/java/org/mozilla/fenix/search/SearchFragmentStoreTest.kt
index fe049ef4f..4fc2d703b 100644
--- a/app/src/test/java/org/mozilla/fenix/search/SearchFragmentStoreTest.kt
+++ b/app/src/test/java/org/mozilla/fenix/search/SearchFragmentStoreTest.kt
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ class SearchFragmentStoreTest {
         query = "",
         searchEngineSource = mockk(),
         defaultEngineSource = mockk(),
+        showSearchSuggestionsHint = false,
         showSearchSuggestions = false,
         showSearchShortcuts = false,
         showClipboardSuggestions = false,
diff --git a/app/src/test/java/org/mozilla/fenix/search/SearchInteractorTest.kt b/app/src/test/java/org/mozilla/fenix/search/SearchInteractorTest.kt
index d33c1f860..8c9e2a263 100644
--- a/app/src/test/java/org/mozilla/fenix/search/SearchInteractorTest.kt
+++ b/app/src/test/java/org/mozilla/fenix/search/SearchInteractorTest.kt
@@ -8,22 +8,33 @@ import android.content.Context
 import androidx.navigation.NavController
 import androidx.navigation.NavDestination
 import androidx.navigation.NavDirections
+import androidx.test.ext.junit.runners.AndroidJUnit4
 import io.mockk.Runs
 import io.mockk.every
 import io.mockk.just
 import io.mockk.mockk
 import io.mockk.verify
+import io.mockk.mockkObject
 import mozilla.components.browser.search.SearchEngine
 import mozilla.components.browser.search.SearchEngineManager
 import mozilla.components.browser.session.Session
+import mozilla.components.support.test.robolectric.testContext
 import org.junit.Test
+import org.junit.runner.RunWith
 import org.mozilla.fenix.BrowserDirection
 import org.mozilla.fenix.FenixApplication
+import org.mozilla.fenix.TestApplication
 import org.mozilla.fenix.HomeActivity
 import org.mozilla.fenix.R
 import org.mozilla.fenix.ext.metrics
 import org.mozilla.fenix.ext.searchEngineManager
+import org.mozilla.fenix.ext.settings
+import org.mozilla.fenix.utils.Settings
+import org.mozilla.fenix.whatsnew.clear
+import org.robolectric.annotation.Config
 
+@RunWith(AndroidJUnit4::class)
+@Config(application = TestApplication::class)
 class SearchInteractorTest {
     @Test
     fun onUrlCommitted() {
@@ -84,11 +95,16 @@ class SearchInteractorTest {
     @Test
     fun onTextChanged() {
         val store: SearchFragmentStore = mockk(relaxed = true)
+        val context: HomeActivity = mockk(relaxed = true)
+        val settings = testContext.settings().apply { testContext.settings().clear() }
+
+        mockkObject(Settings)
+        every { Settings.getInstance(context = context) } returns settings
 
         every { store.state } returns mockk(relaxed = true)
 
         val searchController: SearchController = DefaultSearchController(
-            mockk(),
+            context,
             store,
             mockk()
         )
@@ -97,6 +113,7 @@ class SearchInteractorTest {
         interactor.onTextChanged("test")
 
         verify { store.dispatch(SearchFragmentAction.UpdateQuery("test")) }
+        verify { store.dispatch(SearchFragmentAction.ShowSearchSuggestionsHint(false)) }
     }
 
     @Test