diff --git a/frontend/pages/SoftwarePage/SoftwareVulnerabilities/SoftwareVulnerabilitiesTable/SoftwareVulnerabilitiesTable.tsx b/frontend/pages/SoftwarePage/SoftwareVulnerabilities/SoftwareVulnerabilitiesTable/SoftwareVulnerabilitiesTable.tsx
index 750386877c..7c319e9c2c 100644
--- a/frontend/pages/SoftwarePage/SoftwareVulnerabilities/SoftwareVulnerabilitiesTable/SoftwareVulnerabilitiesTable.tsx
+++ b/frontend/pages/SoftwarePage/SoftwareVulnerabilities/SoftwareVulnerabilitiesTable/SoftwareVulnerabilitiesTable.tsx
@@ -132,7 +132,9 @@ const SoftwareVulnerabilitiesTable = ({
   // determines if a user be able to search in the table
   const searchable =
     isSoftwareEnabled &&
-    (!!data || query !== "" || showExploitedVulnerabilitiesOnly);
+    (!!data?.vulnerabilities ||
+      query !== "" ||
+      showExploitedVulnerabilitiesOnly);
 
   const vulnerabilitiesTableHeaders = useMemo(() => {
     if (!data) return [];
@@ -267,7 +269,6 @@ const SoftwareVulnerabilitiesTable = ({
         customControl={
           searchable ? renderExploitedVulnerabilitiesDropdown : undefined
         }
-        stackControls
         renderCount={renderVulnerabilityCount}
         renderFooter={renderTableFooter}
         disableMultiRowSelect
diff --git a/frontend/pages/SoftwarePage/components/SoftwareVulnerabilitiesTable/_styles.scss b/frontend/pages/SoftwarePage/components/SoftwareVulnerabilitiesTable/_styles.scss
index 6bcc7060e8..736bb51064 100644
--- a/frontend/pages/SoftwarePage/components/SoftwareVulnerabilitiesTable/_styles.scss
+++ b/frontend/pages/SoftwarePage/components/SoftwareVulnerabilitiesTable/_styles.scss
@@ -10,10 +10,6 @@
     }
   }
 
-  .empty-table__container {
-    margin: 1.5rem auto;
-  }
-
   // used to position header text with premium icon correctly
   .column-header {
     display: flex;