diff --git a/binr/rafind2/rafind2.c b/binr/rafind2/rafind2.c
index d541ed4d70..b97428ea01 100644
--- a/binr/rafind2/rafind2.c
+++ b/binr/rafind2/rafind2.c
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ static int rafind_open(char *file) {
 	int ret;
 
 	if (identify) {
-		char *cmd = r_str_newf ("r2 -e search.show=false -e search.count=1 -nqcpm '%s'", file);
+		char *cmd = r_str_newf ("r2 -e search.show=false -e search.maxhits=1 -nqcpm '%s'", file);
 		r_sandbox_system (cmd, 1);
 		free (cmd);
 		return 0;
diff --git a/libr/core/cconfig.c b/libr/core/cconfig.c
index 3161c07bb8..6f8910a861 100644
--- a/libr/core/cconfig.c
+++ b/libr/core/cconfig.c
@@ -2638,7 +2638,6 @@ R_API int r_core_config_init(RCore *core) {
 	SETICB ("search.align", 0, &cb_searchalign, "Only catch aligned search hits");
 	SETI ("search.chunk", 0, "Chunk size for /+ (default size is asm.bits/8");
 	SETI ("search.esilcombo", 8, "Stop search after N consecutive hits");
-	SETI ("search.count", 0, "Start index number at search hits");
 	SETI ("search.distance", 0, "Search string distance");
 	SETPREF ("search.flags", "true", "All search results are flagged, otherwise only printed");
 	SETPREF ("search.overlap", "false", "Look for overlapped search hits");
diff --git a/libr/core/cmd_print.c b/libr/core/cmd_print.c
index 11c00cc8c2..07cde4cdde 100644
--- a/libr/core/cmd_print.c
+++ b/libr/core/cmd_print.c
@@ -3567,21 +3567,21 @@ static int cmd_print(void *data, const char *input) {
 		break;
 	case 'A': // "pA"
 	{
-		ut64 from = r_config_get_i (core->config, "search.from");
-		ut64 to = r_config_get_i (core->config, "search.to");
-		int count = r_config_get_i (core->config, "search.count");
+		const ut64 saved_from = r_config_get_i (core->config, "search.from"),
+				saved_to = r_config_get_i (core->config, "search.to"),
+				saved_maxhits = r_config_get_i (core->config, "search.maxhits");
 
 		int want = r_num_math (core->num, input + 1);
 		if (input[1] == '?') {
 			r_core_cmd0 (core, "/A?");
 		} else {
-			r_config_set_i (core->config, "search.count", want);
+			r_config_set_i (core->config, "search.maxhits", want);
 			r_config_set_i (core->config, "search.from", core->offset);
 			r_config_set_i (core->config, "search.to", core->offset + core->blocksize);
 			r_core_cmd0 (core, "/A");
-			r_config_set_i (core->config, "search.count", count);
-			r_config_set_i (core->config, "search.from", from);
-			r_config_set_i (core->config, "search.to", to);
+			r_config_set_i (core->config, "search.maxhits", saved_maxhits);
+			r_config_set_i (core->config, "search.from", saved_from);
+			r_config_set_i (core->config, "search.to", saved_to);
 		}
 	}
 	break;
diff --git a/libr/core/cmd_search.c b/libr/core/cmd_search.c
index 3164d9d34e..9684bb583b 100644
--- a/libr/core/cmd_search.c
+++ b/libr/core/cmd_search.c
@@ -1174,7 +1174,7 @@ static int r_core_search_rop(RCore *core, RAddrInterval search_itv, int opt, con
 	const char *smode = r_config_get (core->config, "search.in");
 	const char *arch = r_config_get (core->config, "asm.arch");
 	ut64 from = search_itv.addr, to = r_itv_end (search_itv);
-	int max_count = r_config_get_i (core->config, "search.count");
+	int max_count = r_config_get_i (core->config, "search.maxhits");
 	int i = 0, end = 0, mode = 0, increment = 1, ret;
 	RList /*<endlist_pair>*/ *end_list = r_list_newf (free);
 	RList /*<intptr_t>*/ *badstart = r_list_new ();
@@ -1531,7 +1531,7 @@ static void do_esil_search(RCore *core, struct search_parameters *param, const c
 					kw.type = 0; // R_SEARCH_TYPE_ESIL;
 					kw.kwidx = search->n_kws;
 					kw.count++;
-					eprintf ("Hits: %d\r", kw.count);
+					eprintf ("hits: %d\r", kw.count);
 					kw.keyword_length = 0;
 					hit_happens = true;
 				}
@@ -1569,7 +1569,8 @@ static void do_anal_search(RCore *core, struct search_parameters *param, const c
 	int mode = 0;
 	int i, ret, bsize = R_MIN (64, core->blocksize);
 	int kwidx = core->search->n_kws;
-	int maxhits, count = 0;
+	int count = 0;
+	int maxhits = (int)r_config_get_i (core->config, "search.maxhits");
 	bool firstItem = true;
 
 	if (*input == 'f') {
@@ -1618,7 +1619,6 @@ static void do_anal_search(RCore *core, struct search_parameters *param, const c
 		eprintf ("Cannot allocate %d bytes\n", bsize);
 		return;
 	}
-	maxhits = (int) r_config_get_i (core->config, "search.count");
 	r_cons_break_push (NULL, NULL);
 RIOMap* map;
 RListIter *iter;
@@ -1728,7 +1728,7 @@ static void do_asm_search(RCore *core, struct search_parameters *param, const ch
 
 	r_list_free (param->boundaries);
 	param->boundaries = r_core_get_boundaries (core, param->mode);
-	maxhits = (int) r_config_get_i (core->config, "search.count");
+	maxhits = (int) r_config_get_i (core->config, "search.maxhits");
 	filter = (int) r_config_get_i (core->config, "asm.filter");
 
 	if (!param->boundaries) {
@@ -1861,6 +1861,7 @@ static void do_string_search(RCore *core, RAddrInterval search_itv, struct searc
 			if (!r_itv_overlap (search_itv, map->itv)) {
 				continue;
 			}
+			const ut64 saved_nhits = search->nhits;
 			RAddrInterval itv = r_itv_intersect (search_itv, map->itv);
 			searchhits = 0;
 			if (r_cons_is_breaked ()) {
@@ -1923,7 +1924,7 @@ static void do_string_search(RCore *core, RAddrInterval search_itv, struct searc
 			print_search_progress (at, to1, search->nhits);
 			r_cons_clear_line (1);
 			core->num->value = search->nhits;
-			eprintf ("hits: %" PFMT64d "\n", search->nhits);
+			eprintf ("hits: %" PFMT64d "\n", search->nhits - saved_nhits);
 		}
 		r_cons_break_pop ();
 		free (buf);
@@ -2845,9 +2846,9 @@ again:
 		{
 			RSearchKeyword *kw = r_search_keyword_new_hexmask ("00", NULL);
 			kw->type = R_SEARCH_KEYWORD_TYPE_STRING;
-			r_search_kw_add (core->search, kw);
+			r_search_kw_add (search, kw);
 		}
-		r_search_begin (core->search);
+		r_search_begin (search);
 		dosearch = true;
 	}
 	break;
@@ -2858,7 +2859,7 @@ again:
 		eprintf ("See /? for help.\n");
 		break;
 	}
-	r_config_set_i (core->config, "search.kwidx", core->search->n_kws);
+	r_config_set_i (core->config, "search.kwidx", search->n_kws);
 	if (dosearch) {
 		do_string_search (core, search_itv, &param);
 	}
diff --git a/libr/core/cmd_seek.c b/libr/core/cmd_seek.c
index 66c4137cd7..48e1425864 100644
--- a/libr/core/cmd_seek.c
+++ b/libr/core/cmd_seek.c
@@ -354,7 +354,8 @@ static int cmd_seek(void *data, const char *input) {
 	case '/': // "s/"
 	{
 		const char *pfx = r_config_get (core->config, "search.prefix");
-		ut64 from = r_config_get_i (core->config, "search.from");
+		const ut64 saved_from = r_config_get_i (core->config, "search.from"),
+				saved_maxhits = r_config_get_i (core->config, "search.maxhits");
 // kwidx cfg var is ignored
 		int kwidx = core->search->n_kws; // (int)r_config_get_i (core->config, "search.kwidx")-1;
 		if (kwidx < 0) {
@@ -378,11 +379,11 @@ static int cmd_seek(void *data, const char *input) {
 		case '/':
 		case 'x':
 			r_config_set_i (core->config, "search.from", core->offset + 1);
-			r_config_set_i (core->config, "search.count", 1);
+			r_config_set_i (core->config, "search.maxhits", 1);
 			r_core_cmdf (core, "s+1; %s; s-1; s %s%d_0; f-%s%d_0",
 				input, pfx, kwidx, pfx, kwidx, pfx, kwidx);
-			r_config_set_i (core->config, "search.from", from);
-			r_config_set_i (core->config, "search.count", 0);
+			r_config_set_i (core->config, "search.from", saved_from);
+			r_config_set_i (core->config, "search.maxhits", saved_maxhits);
 			break;
 		case '?':
 			eprintf ("Usage: s/.. arg.\n");