diff --git a/src/search/regex.c b/src/search/regex.c
index 8c5d5d7ca..149155c4c 100644
--- a/src/search/regex.c
+++ b/src/search/regex.c
@@ -585,22 +585,22 @@ mc_search__run_regex (mc_search_t * lc_mc_search, const void *user_data,
             return FALSE;
             break;
         }
-        if (lc_mc_search->update_fn != NULL) {
-            if ((lc_mc_search->update_fn) (user_data, current_pos) == MC_SEARCH_CB_SKIP) {
-                g_string_free (lc_mc_search->regex_buffer, TRUE);
-                lc_mc_search->regex_buffer = NULL;
-                lc_mc_search->error = MC_SEARCH_E_NOTFOUND;
-                lc_mc_search->error_str = NULL;
-                return FALSE;
-            }
-        }
+        if (( lc_mc_search->update_fn != NULL ) && 
+            ( (lc_mc_search->update_fn) (user_data, current_pos) == MC_SEARCH_CB_ABORT))
+            current_chr = MC_SEARCH_CB_ABORT;
+
         if (current_chr == MC_SEARCH_CB_ABORT)
             break;
     }
     g_string_free (lc_mc_search->regex_buffer, TRUE);
     lc_mc_search->regex_buffer = NULL;
     lc_mc_search->error = MC_SEARCH_E_NOTFOUND;
-    lc_mc_search->error_str = g_strdup (_(STR_E_NOTFOUND));
+
+    if (current_chr != MC_SEARCH_CB_ABORT)
+        lc_mc_search->error_str = g_strdup (_(STR_E_NOTFOUND));
+    else
+        lc_mc_search->error_str = NULL;
+
     return FALSE;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/search/search.h b/src/search/search.h
index 176fcfaef..52edf5a7b 100644
--- a/src/search/search.h
+++ b/src/search/search.h
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ typedef enum {
 } mc_search_type_t;
 
 typedef enum {
+    MC_SEARCH_CB_OK = 0,
     MC_SEARCH_CB_ABORT = -1,
     MC_SEARCH_CB_SKIP = -2
 } mc_search_cbret_t;
diff --git a/src/viewer/growbuf.c b/src/viewer/growbuf.c
index f701ef474..327963bfc 100644
--- a/src/viewer/growbuf.c
+++ b/src/viewer/growbuf.c
@@ -63,8 +63,7 @@ void
 mcview_growbuf_init (mcview_t * view)
 {
     view->growbuf_in_use = TRUE;
-    view->growbuf_blockptr = NULL;
-    view->growbuf_blocks = 0;
+    view->growbuf_blockptr = g_ptr_array_new ();
     view->growbuf_lastindex = VIEW_PAGE_SIZE;
     view->growbuf_finished = FALSE;
 }
@@ -74,13 +73,12 @@ mcview_growbuf_init (mcview_t * view)
 void
 mcview_growbuf_free (mcview_t * view)
 {
-    size_t i;
-
     assert (view->growbuf_in_use);
 
-    for (i = 0; i < view->growbuf_blocks; i++)
-        g_free (view->growbuf_blockptr[i]);
-    g_free (view->growbuf_blockptr);
+    g_ptr_array_foreach (view->growbuf_blockptr, (GFunc) g_free, NULL);
+
+    (void) g_ptr_array_free (view->growbuf_blockptr, TRUE);
+
     view->growbuf_blockptr = NULL;
     view->growbuf_in_use = FALSE;
 }
@@ -92,10 +90,10 @@ mcview_growbuf_filesize (mcview_t * view)
 {
     assert (view->growbuf_in_use);
 
-    if (view->growbuf_blocks == 0)
+    if (view->growbuf_blockptr->len == 0)
         return 0;
     else
-        return ((off_t) view->growbuf_blocks - 1) * VIEW_PAGE_SIZE + view->growbuf_lastindex;
+        return ((off_t) view->growbuf_blockptr->len - 1) * VIEW_PAGE_SIZE + view->growbuf_lastindex;
 }
 
 /* --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
@@ -121,19 +119,17 @@ mcview_growbuf_read_until (mcview_t * view, off_t ofs)
         if (view->growbuf_lastindex == VIEW_PAGE_SIZE) {
             /* Append a new block to the growing buffer */
             byte *newblock = g_try_malloc (VIEW_PAGE_SIZE);
-            byte **newblocks = g_try_malloc (sizeof (*newblocks) * (view->growbuf_blocks + 1));
-            if (!newblock || !newblocks) {
-                g_free (newblock);
-                g_free (newblocks);
+            if (newblock == NULL)
                 return;
-            }
-            memcpy (newblocks, view->growbuf_blockptr, sizeof (*newblocks) * view->growbuf_blocks);
-            g_free (view->growbuf_blockptr);
-            view->growbuf_blockptr = newblocks;
-            view->growbuf_blockptr[view->growbuf_blocks++] = newblock;
+
+            g_ptr_array_add (view->growbuf_blockptr, newblock);
             view->growbuf_lastindex = 0;
         }
-        p = view->growbuf_blockptr[view->growbuf_blocks - 1] + view->growbuf_lastindex;
+        p = g_ptr_array_index(
+                            view->growbuf_blockptr,
+                            view->growbuf_blockptr->len - 1)
+            + view->growbuf_lastindex;
+
         bytesfree = VIEW_PAGE_SIZE - view->growbuf_lastindex;
 
         if (view->datasource == DS_STDIO_PIPE) {
@@ -147,7 +143,7 @@ mcview_growbuf_read_until (mcview_t * view, off_t ofs)
                 return;
             }
         } else {
-            assert (view->datasource == DS_VFS_PIPE);
+                assert (view->datasource == DS_VFS_PIPE);
             do {
                 nread = mc_read (view->ds_vfs_pipe, p, bytesfree);
             } while (nread == -1 && errno == EINTR);
@@ -183,16 +179,16 @@ mcview_get_byte_growing_buffer (mcview_t * view, off_t byte_index, int *retval)
         return FALSE;
 
     mcview_growbuf_read_until (view, byte_index + 1);
-    if (view->growbuf_blocks == 0)
+    if (view->growbuf_blockptr->len == 0)
         return FALSE;
-    if (pageno < view->growbuf_blocks - 1) {
+    if (pageno < view->growbuf_blockptr->len - 1) {
         if (retval)
-            *retval = view->growbuf_blockptr[pageno][pageindex];
+            *retval = *((byte *) (g_ptr_array_index(view->growbuf_blockptr, pageno) + pageindex));
         return TRUE;
     }
-    if (pageno == view->growbuf_blocks - 1 && pageindex < view->growbuf_lastindex) {
+    if (pageno == view->growbuf_blockptr->len - 1 && pageindex < view->growbuf_lastindex) {
         if (retval)
-            *retval = view->growbuf_blockptr[pageno][pageindex];
+            *retval = *((byte *) (g_ptr_array_index(view->growbuf_blockptr, pageno) + pageindex));
         return TRUE;
     }
     return FALSE;
@@ -212,12 +208,12 @@ mcview_get_ptr_growing_buffer (mcview_t * view, off_t byte_index)
         return NULL;
 
     mcview_growbuf_read_until (view, byte_index + 1);
-    if (view->growbuf_blocks == 0)
+    if (view->growbuf_blockptr->len == 0)
         return NULL;
-    if (pageno < view->growbuf_blocks - 1)
-        return (char *) (view->growbuf_blockptr[pageno] + pageindex);
-    if (pageno == view->growbuf_blocks - 1 && pageindex < view->growbuf_lastindex)
-        return (char *) (view->growbuf_blockptr[pageno] + pageindex);
+    if (pageno < view->growbuf_blockptr->len - 1)
+        return (char *) (g_ptr_array_index(view->growbuf_blockptr, pageno) + pageindex);
+    if (pageno == view->growbuf_blockptr->len - 1 && pageindex < view->growbuf_lastindex)
+        return (char *) (g_ptr_array_index(view->growbuf_blockptr, pageno) + pageindex);
     return NULL;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/viewer/internal.h b/src/viewer/internal.h
index b53cc3aa2..1058c133f 100644
--- a/src/viewer/internal.h
+++ b/src/viewer/internal.h
@@ -107,8 +107,7 @@ typedef struct mcview_struct {
 
     /* Growing buffers information */
     gboolean growbuf_in_use;    /* Use the growing buffers? */
-    byte **growbuf_blockptr;    /* Pointer to the block pointers */
-    size_t growbuf_blocks;      /* The number of blocks in *block_ptr */
+    GPtrArray *growbuf_blockptr;    /* Pointer to the block pointers */
     size_t growbuf_lastindex;   /* Number of bytes in the last page of the
                                    growing buffer */
     gboolean growbuf_finished;  /* TRUE when all data has been read. */
diff --git a/src/viewer/search.c b/src/viewer/search.c
index e6248ea59..e92407741 100644
--- a/src/viewer/search.c
+++ b/src/viewer/search.c
@@ -106,6 +106,41 @@ mcview_find (mcview_t * view, gsize search_start, gsize * len)
 
 /* --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
+static void
+mcview_search_show_result(mcview_t * view, Dlg_head **d, size_t match_len)
+{
+
+        view->search_start = view->search->normal_offset +
+                mcview__get_nroff_real_len (view,
+                                            view->search->start_buffer,
+                                            view->search->normal_offset -
+                                            view->search->start_buffer);
+
+        if (!view->hex_mode)
+            view->search_start++;
+
+        view->search_end = view->search_start + match_len +
+            mcview__get_nroff_real_len (view, view->search_start - 1, match_len);
+
+        if (view->hex_mode) {
+            view->hex_cursor = view->search_start;
+            view->hexedit_lownibble = FALSE;
+            view->dpy_start = view->search_start - view->search_start % view->bytes_per_line;
+            view->dpy_end = view->search_end - view->search_end % view->bytes_per_line;
+        }
+
+        if (verbose) {
+            dlg_run_done (*d);
+            destroy_dlg (*d);
+            *d = create_message (D_NORMAL, _("Search"), _("Seeking to search result"));
+            tty_refresh ();
+        }
+        mcview_moveto_match (view);
+
+}
+
+/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
 /*** public functions ****************************************************************************/
 
 /* --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
@@ -161,7 +196,7 @@ mcview_search_update_cmd_callback (const void *user_data, gsize char_offset)
     /* may be in future return from this callback will change current position
      * in searching block. Now this just constant return value.
      */
-    return 1;
+    return MC_SEARCH_CB_OK;
 }
 
 /* --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
@@ -169,7 +204,7 @@ mcview_search_update_cmd_callback (const void *user_data, gsize char_offset)
 void
 mcview_do_search (mcview_t * view)
 {
-    off_t search_start;
+    off_t search_start, growbufsize;
     gboolean isFound = FALSE;
 
     Dlg_head *d = NULL;
@@ -201,39 +236,33 @@ mcview_do_search (mcview_t * view)
     tty_enable_interrupt_key ();
 
     do {
-        if (mcview_find (view, search_start, &match_len)) {
-            view->search_start = view->search->normal_offset +
-                mcview__get_nroff_real_len (view,
-                                            view->search->start_buffer,
-                                            view->search->normal_offset -
-                                            view->search->start_buffer);
+        if (view->growbuf_in_use)
+            growbufsize = mcview_growbuf_filesize (view);
+        else
+            growbufsize = view->search->original_len;
 
-            if (!view->hex_mode)
-                view->search_start++;
+        if (! mcview_find (view, search_start, &match_len)) {
 
-            view->search_end = view->search_start + match_len +
-                mcview__get_nroff_real_len (view, view->search_start - 1, match_len);
+            if (view->search->error_str == NULL)
+                break;
 
-            if (view->hex_mode) {
-                view->hex_cursor = view->search_start;
-                view->hexedit_lownibble = FALSE;
-                view->dpy_start = view->search_start - view->search_start % view->bytes_per_line;
-                view->dpy_end = view->search_end - view->search_end % view->bytes_per_line;
-            }
+            search_start = growbufsize - view->search->original_len;
+            if (search_start < 0 )
+                search_start = 0;
 
-            if (verbose) {
-                dlg_run_done (d);
-                destroy_dlg (d);
-                d = create_message (D_NORMAL, _("Search"), _("Seeking to search result"));
-                tty_refresh ();
-            }
-
-            mcview_moveto_match (view);
-            isFound = TRUE;
-            break;
+            continue;
         }
+
+        mcview_search_show_result(view, &d, match_len);
+        isFound = TRUE;
+        break;
     } while (mcview_may_still_grow (view));
 
+    if (!isFound && view->search->error_str != NULL && mcview_find (view, search_start, &match_len)) {
+        mcview_search_show_result(view, &d, match_len);
+        isFound = TRUE;
+    }
+
     if (!isFound) {
         if (view->search->error_str)
             message (D_NORMAL, _("Search"), "%s", view->search->error_str);