diff --git a/api/search_products.php b/api/search_products.php
index 22b6e8d..616052d 100644
--- a/api/search_products.php
+++ b/api/search_products.php
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ try {
     }
 
     // Minimum query length to reduce load/noise
-    if (mb_strlen($q, 'UTF-8') < 2) {
+    if (mb_strlen($q, 'UTF-8') < 1) {
         echo json_encode(['items' => []], JSON_UNESCAPED_UNICODE);
         exit;
     }
diff --git a/assets/js/search-autocomplete.js b/assets/js/search-autocomplete.js
index 565b731..ea1da7c 100644
--- a/assets/js/search-autocomplete.js
+++ b/assets/js/search-autocomplete.js
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@
 
     var debounced = debounce(function () {
       var q = (input.value || '').trim();
-      if (q.length < 2) {
+      if (q.length < 1) {
         close();
         return;
       }
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@
 
     input.addEventListener('focus', function () {
       var q = (input.value || '').trim();
-      if (q.length >= 2) {
+      if (q.length >= 1) {
         fetchResults(q);
       }
     });
diff --git a/compcards.php b/compcards.php
index 211f545..081bc84 100644
--- a/compcards.php
+++ b/compcards.php
@@ -20,14 +20,6 @@ $conn = db_connect();
 $searchTerm = isset($_GET['search']) ? trim((string)$_GET['search']) : '';
 $searchLen = function_exists('mb_strlen') ? mb_strlen($searchTerm, 'UTF-8') : strlen($searchTerm);
 if ($searchTerm !== '') {
-    if ($searchLen < 2) {
-        ?><section class="product-section">
-            <h2>Suchergebnisse für „<?= htmlspecialchars($searchTerm) ?>“</h2>
-            <p class="search-empty">Bitte geben Sie mindestens 2 Zeichen ein.</p>
-        </section><?php
-        return;
-    }
-
     $like = addcslashes($searchTerm, "%_\\");
     $like = '%' . $like . '%';