diff --git a/public/app/plugins/datasource/tempo/datasource.ts b/public/app/plugins/datasource/tempo/datasource.ts
index ae754a0c2c7..0ccfc56647b 100644
--- a/public/app/plugins/datasource/tempo/datasource.ts
+++ b/public/app/plugins/datasource/tempo/datasource.ts
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ export class TempoDatasource extends DataSourceWithBackend<TempoQuery, TempoJson
       config.featureToggles.traceQLStreaming &&
       this.isFeatureAvailable(FeatureName.streaming) &&
       config.liveEnabled &&
-      this.streamingEnabled?.search !== false
+      this.streamingEnabled?.search
     );
   }