diff --git a/Tusker/Screens/FindInstanceViewController.swift b/Tusker/Screens/FindInstanceViewController.swift
index f49a2c45..b58ea99e 100644
--- a/Tusker/Screens/FindInstanceViewController.swift
+++ b/Tusker/Screens/FindInstanceViewController.swift
@@ -28,8 +28,6 @@ class FindInstanceViewController: InstanceSelectorTableViewController {
         super.viewDidLoad()
         
         delegate = self
-
-        searchController.hidesNavigationBarDuringPresentation = false
         
         navigationItem.leftBarButtonItem = UIBarButtonItem(barButtonSystemItem: .cancel, target: self, action: #selector(cancelButtonPressed))
     }
diff --git a/Tusker/Screens/Onboarding/InstanceSelectorTableViewController.swift b/Tusker/Screens/Onboarding/InstanceSelectorTableViewController.swift
index f27f05a8..a551b756 100644
--- a/Tusker/Screens/Onboarding/InstanceSelectorTableViewController.swift
+++ b/Tusker/Screens/Onboarding/InstanceSelectorTableViewController.swift
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ class InstanceSelectorTableViewController: UITableViewController {
         appearance.configureWithDefaultBackground()
         navigationItem.scrollEdgeAppearance = appearance
 
+        tableView.keyboardDismissMode = .interactive
         tableView.register(UINib(nibName: "InstanceTableViewCell", bundle: .main), forCellReuseIdentifier: instanceCell)
         tableView.rowHeight = UITableView.automaticDimension
         tableView.estimatedRowHeight = 120
@@ -84,7 +85,11 @@ class InstanceSelectorTableViewController: UITableViewController {
         searchController = UISearchController(searchResultsController: nil)
         searchController.searchResultsUpdater = self
         searchController.obscuresBackgroundDuringPresentation = false
+        searchController.hidesNavigationBarDuringPresentation = false
         searchController.searchBar.searchTextField.autocapitalizationType = .none
+        searchController.searchBar.searchTextField.keyboardType = .URL
+        searchController.searchBar.showsCancelButton = false
+        searchController.searchBar.placeholder = "Search or enter a URL"
         navigationItem.searchController = searchController
         navigationItem.hidesSearchBarWhenScrolling = false
         if #available(iOS 16.0, *) {