diff --git a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/centralrepository/persona/PersonasTopComponent.java b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/centralrepository/persona/PersonasTopComponent.java
index 730c4bed47..e051529f11 100644
--- a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/centralrepository/persona/PersonasTopComponent.java
+++ b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/centralrepository/persona/PersonasTopComponent.java
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ package org.sleuthkit.autopsy.centralrepository.persona;
 
 import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
 import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
+import java.awt.event.ComponentAdapter;
+import java.awt.event.ComponentEvent;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -60,28 +62,6 @@ public final class PersonasTopComponent extends TopComponent {
     private List<Persona> currentResults = null;
     private Persona selectedPersona = null;
 
-    /**
-     * Listens for when this component will be rendered and executes a search to
-     * update gui when it is displayed.
-     */
-    private final AncestorListener onAddListener = new AncestorListener() {
-        @Override
-        public void ancestorAdded(AncestorEvent event) {
-            resetSearchControls();
-            setKeywordSearchEnabled(false, true);
-        }
-
-        @Override
-        public void ancestorRemoved(AncestorEvent event) {
-            //Empty
-        }
-
-        @Override
-        public void ancestorMoved(AncestorEvent event) {
-            //Empty
-        }
-    };
-
     @Messages({
         "PersonasTopComponent_Name=Personas",
         "PersonasTopComponent_delete_exception_Title=Delete failure",
@@ -165,7 +145,17 @@ public final class PersonasTopComponent extends TopComponent {
             }
         });
 
-        addAncestorListener(onAddListener);
+        /**
+         * Listens for when this component will be rendered and executes a
+         * search to update gui when it is displayed.
+         */
+        addComponentListener(new ComponentAdapter() {
+            @Override
+            public void componentShown(ComponentEvent e) {
+                resetSearchControls();
+                setKeywordSearchEnabled(false, true);
+            }
+        });
     }
 
     /**