diff --git a/data/core/rootview.lua b/data/core/rootview.lua
index 2c6ee7fa..baf11683 100644
--- a/data/core/rootview.lua
+++ b/data/core/rootview.lua
@@ -437,6 +437,7 @@ function RootView:get_active_node()
   return self.root_node:get_node_for_view(core.active_view)
 end
 
+
 local function get_primary_node(node)
   if node.is_primary_node then
     return node
@@ -446,18 +447,26 @@ local function get_primary_node(node)
   end
 end
 
-function RootView:get_primary_node()
-  return get_primary_node(self.root_node)
-end
 
-function RootView:open_doc(doc)
-  local node = self:get_active_node()
+function RootView:get_active_node_default()
+  local node = self.root_node:get_node_for_view(core.active_view)
   if node.locked then
     local default_view = self:get_primary_node().views[1]
     assert(default_view, "internal error: cannot find original document node.")
     core.set_active_view(default_view)
     node = self:get_active_node()
   end
+  return node
+end
+
+
+function RootView:get_primary_node()
+  return get_primary_node(self.root_node)
+end
+
+
+function RootView:open_doc(doc)
+  local node = self:get_active_node_default()
   for i, view in ipairs(node.views) do
     if view.doc == doc then
       node:set_active_view(node.views[i])
diff --git a/data/plugins/projectsearch.lua b/data/plugins/projectsearch.lua
index 61271cfa..50cd3c4a 100644
--- a/data/plugins/projectsearch.lua
+++ b/data/plugins/projectsearch.lua
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ local function begin_search(text, fn)
     return
   end
   local rv = ResultsView(text, fn)
-  core.root_view:get_active_node():add_view(rv)
+  core.root_view:get_active_node_default():add_view(rv)
 end