diff --git a/frappe/desk/page/desktop/desktop.css b/frappe/desk/page/desktop/desktop.css
index c4e38433a7..0e0950d9bb 100644
--- a/frappe/desk/page/desktop/desktop.css
+++ b/frappe/desk/page/desktop/desktop.css
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 .desktop-search-icon{
     position: absolute;
     left: 10px;
-    top: 2px;
+    top: 4px;
 }
 
 .desktop-search-icon > .icon {
diff --git a/frappe/desk/page/desktop/desktop.html b/frappe/desk/page/desktop/desktop.html
index a62657376d..81a7241a9b 100644
--- a/frappe/desk/page/desktop/desktop.html
+++ b/frappe/desk/page/desktop/desktop.html
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
         </div>
         <div class="desktop-search-wrapper input-group search-bar text-muted ">
                 <div id="navbar-modal-search">
-                    Search for type a command
+                    Search or type a command
                 </div>
                 <span class="desktop-search-icon">
                     <svg class="icon icon-sm"><use href="#icon-search"></use></svg>
diff --git a/frappe/desk/page/desktop/desktop.js b/frappe/desk/page/desktop/desktop.js
index 349ad9a3f6..0aee4df4c0 100644
--- a/frappe/desk/page/desktop/desktop.js
+++ b/frappe/desk/page/desktop/desktop.js
@@ -210,15 +210,6 @@ class DesktopPage {
 			},
 			description: __("Open Awesomebar"),
 		});
-		frappe.ui.keys.add_shortcut({
-			shortcut: "ctrl+k",
-			action: function (e) {
-				$(".desktop-search-wrapper #navbar-modal-search").click();
-				e.preventDefault();
-				return false;
-			},
-			description: __("Open Awesomebar"),
-		});
 	}
 	handke_route_change() {
 		const me = this;
diff --git a/frappe/public/js/frappe/ui/keyboard.js b/frappe/public/js/frappe/ui/keyboard.js
index f087cdce53..daecc0bb59 100644
--- a/frappe/public/js/frappe/ui/keyboard.js
+++ b/frappe/public/js/frappe/ui/keyboard.js
@@ -207,16 +207,6 @@ frappe.ui.keys.add_shortcut({
 	description: __("Open Awesomebar"),
 });
 
-frappe.ui.keys.add_shortcut({
-	shortcut: "ctrl+k",
-	action: function (e) {
-		$("#navbar-modal-search").click();
-		e.preventDefault();
-		return false;
-	},
-	description: __("Open Awesomebar"),
-});
-
 frappe.ui.keys.add_shortcut({
 	shortcut: "ctrl+g",
 	action: function (e) {
diff --git a/frappe/public/js/frappe/ui/toolbar/awesome_bar.js b/frappe/public/js/frappe/ui/toolbar/awesome_bar.js
index db54f3c854..4273c8cdfb 100644
--- a/frappe/public/js/frappe/ui/toolbar/awesome_bar.js
+++ b/frappe/public/js/frappe/ui/toolbar/awesome_bar.js
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ frappe.search.AwesomeBar = class AwesomeBar {
 		search_modal
 			.find(".modal-footer")
 			.removeClass("hide")
-			.addClass("cool-awesomebar-modal")
+			.addClass("cool-awesomebar-modal-footer")
 			.html(search_modal_footer);
 		search_modal.find(".pointer").on("click", () => {
 			this.show_help();
diff --git a/frappe/public/scss/desk/navbar.scss b/frappe/public/scss/desk/navbar.scss
index d0f2613f05..2f0e53493d 100644
--- a/frappe/public/scss/desk/navbar.scss
+++ b/frappe/public/scss/desk/navbar.scss
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@
 	}
 }
 
-.cool-awesomebar-modal {
+.cool-awesomebar-modal-footer {
 	padding: 10px 18px !important;
 }