diff --git a/src/plugins/ui/find_and_replace.ts b/src/plugins/ui/find_and_replace.ts
index 1e287d11d6..0814bcaa38 100644
--- a/src/plugins/ui/find_and_replace.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/ui/find_and_replace.ts
@@ -170,11 +170,7 @@ export class FindAndReplacePlugin extends UIPlugin {
           cell &&
           this.currentSearchRegex &&
           this.currentSearchRegex.test(
-            this.searchOptions.searchFormulas
-              ? cell.isFormula()
-                ? cell.content
-                : String(cell.evaluated.value)
-              : String(cell.evaluated.value)
+            this.searchOptions.searchFormulas ? cell.content : String(cell.evaluated.value)
           )
         ) {
           const position = this.getters.getCellPosition(cell.id);
diff --git a/tests/plugins/find_and_replace.test.ts b/tests/plugins/find_and_replace.test.ts
index 2e509a3277..9f2a68a134 100644
--- a/tests/plugins/find_and_replace.test.ts
+++ b/tests/plugins/find_and_replace.test.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import {
   unhideRows,
   updateFilter,
 } from "../test_helpers/commands_helpers";
-import { getCellContent, getCellText } from "../test_helpers/getters_helpers";
+import { getCellContent, getCellError, getCellText } from "../test_helpers/getters_helpers";
 
 let model: Model;
 let searchOptions: SearchOptions;
@@ -499,6 +499,20 @@ describe("search options", () => {
     expect(matchIndex).toBe(null);
   });
 
+  test("Search in formula searches cell content of a cell in error", () => {
+    const model = new Model();
+    setCellContent(model, "A1", "=notASumFunction(2)");
+    setCellContent(model, "A2", '=SUM("a")');
+    expect(getCellError(model, "A1")).toBeDefined();
+    expect(getCellError(model, "A2")).toBeDefined();
+    searchOptions.searchFormulas = true;
+    model.dispatch("UPDATE_SEARCH", { toSearch: "sum", searchOptions });
+    const matches = model.getters.getSearchMatches();
+    expect(matches).toHaveLength(2);
+    expect(matches[0]).toStrictEqual({ col: 0, row: 0, selected: true });
+    expect(matches[1]).toStrictEqual({ col: 0, row: 1, selected: false });
+  });
+
   test("Combine matching case / matching entire cell / search in formulas", () => {
     model.dispatch("UPDATE_SEARCH", { toSearch: "hell", searchOptions });
     let matches = model.getters.getSearchMatches();