diff --git a/modules/tools/lookup/autoload/docsets.el b/modules/tools/lookup/autoload/docsets.el
index 0e20f061b..fffbe58a5 100644
--- a/modules/tools/lookup/autoload/docsets.el
+++ b/modules/tools/lookup/autoload/docsets.el
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ installed with `dash-docs-install-docset'."
          (if arg
              (dash-docs-installed-docsets)
            (cl-remove-if-not #'dash-docs-docset-path (or docsets dash-docs-docsets))))
-        (query (or query (+lookup-symbol-or-region) "")))
+        (query (doom-thing-at-point-or-region query)))
     (doom-log "Searching docsets %s" dash-docs-docsets)
     (cond ((featurep! :completion helm)
            (helm-dash query))