diff --git a/BizHawk.MultiClient/tools/Watch/RamSearch.cs b/BizHawk.MultiClient/tools/Watch/RamSearch.cs
index cee29f7748..4ea2d4290a 100644
--- a/BizHawk.MultiClient/tools/Watch/RamSearch.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.MultiClient/tools/Watch/RamSearch.cs
@@ -253,7 +253,11 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 
 		public void NewSearch()
 		{
-			Searches = new RamSearchEngine(Settings);
+			var compareTo = Searches.CompareTo;
+			var compareVal = Searches.CompareValue;
+			var differentBy = Searches.DifferentBy;
+
+			Searches = new RamSearchEngine(Settings, compareTo, compareVal, differentBy);
 			Searches.Start();
 			if (Global.Config.RamSearchAlwaysExcludeRamWatch)
 			{
diff --git a/BizHawk.MultiClient/tools/Watch/RamSearchEngine.cs b/BizHawk.MultiClient/tools/Watch/RamSearchEngine.cs
index dedf50f2b1..0407d36599 100644
--- a/BizHawk.MultiClient/tools/Watch/RamSearchEngine.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.MultiClient/tools/Watch/RamSearchEngine.cs
@@ -73,6 +73,14 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 			_settings.PreviousType = settings.PreviousType;
 		}
 
+		public RamSearchEngine(Settings settings, Compare compareTo, long? compareValue, int? differentBy)
+			: this(settings)
+			{
+				_compareTo = compareTo;
+				_differentBy = differentBy;
+				_compareValue = compareValue;
+			}
+
 		#region API
 
 		public void Start()