diff --git a/frontend/sportsmatch-app/src/components/HostEventComponent.tsx b/frontend/sportsmatch-app/src/components/HostEventComponent.tsx
index 09d1931..65da1f7 100644
--- a/frontend/sportsmatch-app/src/components/HostEventComponent.tsx
+++ b/frontend/sportsmatch-app/src/components/HostEventComponent.tsx
@@ -290,6 +290,7 @@ function HostEventComponent() {
                 onChange={(query: string) => {
                   setSearchQuery(query)
                 }}
+                placeholder="search"
               />
             </div>
           </div>