diff --git a/deadgrep.el b/deadgrep.el
index a9eb5a2..fb43af3 100644
--- a/deadgrep.el
+++ b/deadgrep.el
@@ -1698,12 +1698,17 @@ don't actually start the search."
                    (buffer-file-name))))
          (last-results-buf (car-safe (deadgrep--buffers)))
          prev-search-type
-         prev-search-case)
+         prev-search-case
+         prev-skip-if-hidden
+         prev-skip-if-vcs-ignore)
     ;; Find out what search settings were used last time.
     (when last-results-buf
+      ;; here certainly
       (with-current-buffer last-results-buf
         (setq prev-search-type deadgrep--search-type)
-        (setq prev-search-case deadgrep--search-case)))
+        (setq prev-search-case deadgrep--search-case)
+        (setq prev-skip-if-hidden deadgrep--skip-if-hidden)
+        (setq prev-skip-if-vcs-ignore deadgrep--skip-if-vcs-ignore)))
 
     (funcall deadgrep-display-buffer-function buf)
 
@@ -1716,7 +1721,9 @@ don't actually start the search."
       ;; search results buffer.
       (when last-results-buf
         (setq deadgrep--search-type prev-search-type)
-        (setq deadgrep--search-case prev-search-case))
+        (setq deadgrep--search-case prev-search-case)
+        (setq deadgrep--skip-if-hidden prev-skip-if-hidden)
+        (setq deadgrep--skip-if-vcs-ignore prev-skip-if-vcs-ignore))
 
       (deadgrep--write-heading)