diff --git a/dots/.config/nvim/lua/plugins/configs/heirline.lua b/dots/.config/nvim/lua/plugins/configs/heirline.lua
index 6405cf7a..5f83abb6 100644
--- a/dots/.config/nvim/lua/plugins/configs/heirline.lua
+++ b/dots/.config/nvim/lua/plugins/configs/heirline.lua
@@ -776,7 +776,7 @@ return {
                     VimMode,
                     {
                         condition = function()
-                            return #vim.fn.searchcount() ~= 0
+                            return vim.v.hlsearch > 0
                         end,
                         {
                             provider = " " .. seps.full.left,