diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/directives/components/content/umbvariantcontenteditors.directive.js b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/directives/components/content/umbvariantcontenteditors.directive.js
index d929098175..503ea911ee 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/directives/components/content/umbvariantcontenteditors.directive.js
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/directives/components/content/umbvariantcontenteditors.directive.js
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@
             if (editorIndex === 0) {
                 //If we've made it this far, then update the query string.
                 //The editor will respond to this query string changing.
-                $location.search({"cculture": variantCulture, "csegment": variant.segment});
+                $location.search("cculture", variantCulture).search("csegment", variant.segment);
             }
             else {