diff --git a/swiftide-core/src/query.rs b/swiftide-core/src/query.rs
index c18ab0e8..e33ad9d9 100644
--- a/swiftide-core/src/query.rs
+++ b/swiftide-core/src/query.rs
@@ -75,17 +75,16 @@ impl Query<states::Pending> {
 
     /// Add retrieved documents and transition to `states::Retrieved`
     pub fn retrieved_documents(mut self, documents: Vec<Document>) -> Query<states::Retrieved> {
-        let new_response = String::new();
-
         self.transformation_history
             .push(TransformationEvent::Retrieved {
                 before: self.current.clone(),
-                after: new_response.clone(),
+                after: String::new(),
                 documents: documents.clone(),
             });
 
         let state = states::Retrieved { documents };
 
+        self.current.clear();
         self.transition_to(state)
     }
 }
@@ -200,6 +199,7 @@ mod tests {
         let query = query.retrieved_documents(documents.clone());
         assert_eq!(query.documents(), &documents);
         assert_eq!(query.history().len(), 1);
+        assert!(query.current().is_empty());
         if let TransformationEvent::Retrieved {
             before,
             after,