diff --git a/public/app.mjs b/public/app.mjs
index 3538310..5147632 100644
--- a/public/app.mjs
+++ b/public/app.mjs
@@ -424,8 +424,8 @@ function make_entry_row(entry, children_map) {
 	return row;
 }
 
-function render_tree_node(entry, children_map) {
-	if (!node_or_descendants_match(entry, children_map)) { return null; }
+function render_tree_node(entry, children_map, is_child = false) {
+	if (!is_child && !node_or_descendants_match(entry, children_map)) { return null; }
 
 	const children = children_map.get(entry.id) ?? [];
 	const node = document.createElement('div');
@@ -436,8 +436,7 @@ function render_tree_node(entry, children_map) {
 		const children_el = document.createElement('div');
 		children_el.className = 'task-children';
 		for (const child of children) {
-			const child_node = render_tree_node(child, children_map);
-			if (child_node) { children_el.appendChild(child_node); }
+			children_el.appendChild(render_tree_node(child, children_map, true));
 		}
 		node.appendChild(children_el);
 	}