diff --git a/storage/templates/index.html b/storage/templates/index.html
index e68acf3..d605a7e 100644
--- a/storage/templates/index.html
+++ b/storage/templates/index.html
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <div class="col-md-8 col-md-offset-2">
         <form action="/search">
         <div class="input-group input-group-lg">
-            <input type="text" class="form-control" name="q" placeholder="search term">
+            <input type="text" class="form-control" name="q" placeholder="search term" autofocus>
             <span class="input-group-btn">
                 <button class="btn btn-primary" type="submit"><i class="glyphicon glyphicon-search"></i></button>
             </span>