diff --git a/routers/web/repo/issue.go b/routers/web/repo/issue.go
index f8c50af53c..01fd1e2725 100644
--- a/routers/web/repo/issue.go
+++ b/routers/web/repo/issue.go
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ func issues(ctx *context.Context, milestoneID, projectID int64, isPullOption opt
 		keyword = ""
 	}
 
-	isFuzzy := ctx.FormBool("fuzzy")
+	isFuzzy := ctx.FormOptionalBool("fuzzy").ValueOrDefault(true)
 
 	var mileIDs []int64
 	if milestoneID > 0 || milestoneID == db.NoConditionID { // -1 to get those issues which have no any milestone assigned
diff --git a/routers/web/user/home.go b/routers/web/user/home.go
index 55d579eb2d..1ac2ec8e5f 100644
--- a/routers/web/user/home.go
+++ b/routers/web/user/home.go
@@ -448,7 +448,7 @@ func buildIssueOverview(ctx *context.Context, unitType unit.Type) {
 		User:       ctx.Doer,
 	}
 
-	isFuzzy := ctx.FormBool("fuzzy")
+	isFuzzy := ctx.FormOptionalBool("fuzzy").ValueOrDefault(true)
 
 	// Search all repositories which
 	//
diff --git a/tests/integration/issue_test.go b/tests/integration/issue_test.go
index 4d9d99fb5e..26ae2d45a3 100644
--- a/tests/integration/issue_test.go
+++ b/tests/integration/issue_test.go
@@ -146,17 +146,19 @@ func TestViewIssuesKeyword(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.EqualValues(t, 0, issuesSelection.Length())
 
 	// should match as 'first' when fuzzy seaeching is enabled
-	req = NewRequestf(t, "GET", "%s/issues?q=%st&fuzzy=true", repo.Link(), keyword)
-	resp = MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusOK)
-	htmlDoc = NewHTMLParser(t, resp.Body)
-	issuesSelection = getIssuesSelection(t, htmlDoc)
-	assert.EqualValues(t, 1, issuesSelection.Length())
-	issuesSelection.Each(func(_ int, selection *goquery.Selection) {
-		issue := getIssue(t, repo.ID, selection)
-		assert.False(t, issue.IsClosed)
-		assert.False(t, issue.IsPull)
-		assertMatch(t, issue, keyword)
-	})
+	for _, fmt := range []string{"%s/issues?q=%st&fuzzy=true", "%s/issues?q=%st"} {
+		req = NewRequestf(t, "GET", fmt, repo.Link(), keyword)
+		resp = MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusOK)
+		htmlDoc = NewHTMLParser(t, resp.Body)
+		issuesSelection = getIssuesSelection(t, htmlDoc)
+		assert.EqualValues(t, 1, issuesSelection.Length())
+		issuesSelection.Each(func(_ int, selection *goquery.Selection) {
+			issue := getIssue(t, repo.ID, selection)
+			assert.False(t, issue.IsClosed)
+			assert.False(t, issue.IsPull)
+			assertMatch(t, issue, keyword)
+		})
+	}
 }
 
 func TestViewIssuesSearchOptions(t *testing.T) {