diff --git a/Netdisco/Changes b/Netdisco/Changes
index 312b7035..dc82b463 100644
--- a/Netdisco/Changes
+++ b/Netdisco/Changes
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
   [BUG FIXES]
 
   * Skip VLANs undef or zero (reported by Brian van Baekel)
+  * [#243] Node search results do not include &prefer=port (R. Kerr)
 
 2.032006 - 2015-07-18
 
diff --git a/Netdisco/share/views/ajax/search/node_by_ip.tt b/Netdisco/share/views/ajax/search/node_by_ip.tt
index e91df02d..9abab841 100644
--- a/Netdisco/share/views/ajax/search/node_by_ip.tt
+++ b/Netdisco/share/views/ajax/search/node_by_ip.tt
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@
       <td>Switch Port</td>
       <td class="nd_center-cell">
         <a class="nd_linkcell"
-          href="[% device_ports %]&q=[% node.switch | uri %]&f=[% node.port | uri %]&c_nodes=on&c_neighbors=on">
+          href="[% device_ports %]&q=[% node.switch | uri %]&f=[% node.port | uri %]&c_nodes=on&c_neighbors=on&prefer=port">
           [% node.switch | html_entity %] - [% node.port | html_entity %]
         [% '&nbsp;<i class="icon-book text-warning"></i>' IF NOT node.active %]</a>
         [% IF node.device.dns AND node.device_port AND node.device_port.name %]
diff --git a/Netdisco/share/views/ajax/search/node_by_mac.tt b/Netdisco/share/views/ajax/search/node_by_mac.tt
index b54a24cd..ce61b5ed 100644
--- a/Netdisco/share/views/ajax/search/node_by_mac.tt
+++ b/Netdisco/share/views/ajax/search/node_by_mac.tt
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
       </td>
       <td>Switch Port</td>
       <td class="nd_center-cell">
-            <a href="[% device_ports %]&q=[% node.switch | uri %]&f=[% node.port | uri %]&c_nodes=on&c_neighbors=on">
+            <a href="[% device_ports %]&q=[% node.switch | uri %]&f=[% node.port | uri %]&c_nodes=on&c_neighbors=on&prefer=port">
             [% node.switch | html_entity %] - [% node.port | html_entity %]</a>
         [% '&nbsp;<i class="icon-book text-warning"></i>&nbsp;' IF NOT node.active %]
         [% IF node.device.dns AND node.device_port AND node.device_port.name %]