diff --git a/src/hooks/useLocalProjects.ts b/src/hooks/useLocalProjects.ts
index 9fc392f69..2d56d3c8d 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useLocalProjects.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/useLocalProjects.ts
@@ -46,9 +46,12 @@ export const useLocalProjects = () => {
       const res = await getProjects({
         variables: {
           offset: length,
-          orderBy: [ProjectsOrderBy.ID_DESC],
+          orderBy: [ProjectsOrderBy.ID_ASC],
           ids: [],
         },
+        defaultOptions: {
+          fetchPolicy: 'network-only',
+        },
       });
 
       if (res.data?.projects?.nodes) {
@@ -68,7 +71,6 @@ export const useLocalProjects = () => {
         const mergered = uniqWith([...projects.current, ...projectsWithMetadata], (x, y) => x.id === y.id);
         projects.current = mergered;
         await localforage.setItem(cacheKey, mergered);
-
         if (mergered.length >= res.data.projects.totalCount) {
           loading.current = false;
           return;
diff --git a/src/pages/explorer/Home/Home.tsx b/src/pages/explorer/Home/Home.tsx
index ba581f5e4..cf51744b6 100644
--- a/src/pages/explorer/Home/Home.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/explorer/Home/Home.tsx
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ const Home: React.FC = () => {
       } else {
         setInSearchMode(false);
       }
-      console.warn(options);
+
       const api = searchKeywords.length ? getProjectBySearch : getProjects;
 
       const params = searchKeywords.length
@@ -166,6 +166,7 @@ const Home: React.FC = () => {
               mutate(res);
             }
           }}
+          disabled={loading}
           onChange={(e) => {
             setSearchKeywords(e.target.value);
           }}
@@ -198,7 +199,7 @@ const Home: React.FC = () => {
           })}
       </div>
 
-      {inSearchMode && !projects.length && (
+      {inSearchMode && !loading && !projects.length && (
         <div style={{ display: 'flex', justifyContent: 'center' }}>
           <Typography>No projects match your search</Typography>
         </div>