diff --git a/.changeset/kind-mayflies-argue.md b/.changeset/kind-mayflies-argue.md
index 9638b70607d8..8b5704ad402a 100644
--- a/.changeset/kind-mayflies-argue.md
+++ b/.changeset/kind-mayflies-argue.md
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-'astro': minor
+'astro': patch
 ---
 
-pass search params to i18n fallbacks
+Fixes a bug where URL search parameters weren't passed when using the i18n `fallback` feature.
diff --git a/packages/astro/test/i18n-routing.test.js b/packages/astro/test/i18n-routing.test.js
index e3e2ec04d719..abea9d6e4aac 100644
--- a/packages/astro/test/i18n-routing.test.js
+++ b/packages/astro/test/i18n-routing.test.js
@@ -1587,8 +1587,8 @@ describe('[SSR] i18n routing', () => {
 			let response = await app.render(request);
 			assert.equal(response.status, 200);
 			const text = await response.text();
-			assert.equal(text.includes('Oi essa e start'), true);
-			assert.equal(text.includes('search=1'), true);
+			assert.match(text, /Oi essa e start/);
+			assert.match(text, /search=1/);
 		});
 
 		it('should include search on the redirect when using fallback', async () => {