diff --git a/includes/classes/Feature/Search/Search.php b/includes/classes/Feature/Search/Search.php
index 47ebbe9a26..c2ebd5aee6 100644
--- a/includes/classes/Feature/Search/Search.php
+++ b/includes/classes/Feature/Search/Search.php
@@ -252,11 +252,7 @@ public function add_search_highlight_tags( $formatted_args, $args ) {
 	 * for the selected tag to be displayed in it.
 	 */
 	public function allow_excerpt_html() {
-		if ( is_admin() ) {
-			return;
-		}
-
-		if ( empty( $_GET['s'] ) ) { // phpcs:ignore WordPress.Security.NonceVerification
+		if ( ! Utils\is_integrated_request( 'highlighting', [ 'public' ] ) ) {
 			return;
 		}
 
@@ -270,7 +266,7 @@ public function allow_excerpt_html() {
 
 		if ( ! empty( $settings['highlight_excerpt'] ) && true === $settings['highlight_excerpt'] ) {
 			remove_filter( 'get_the_excerpt', 'wp_trim_excerpt' );
-			add_filter( 'get_the_excerpt', [ $this, 'ep_highlight_excerpt' ] );
+			add_filter( 'get_the_excerpt', [ $this, 'ep_highlight_excerpt' ], 10, 2 );
 			add_filter( 'ep_highlighting_fields', [ $this, 'ep_highlight_add_excerpt_field' ] );
 		}
 	}
@@ -279,10 +275,12 @@ public function allow_excerpt_html() {
 	 * Called by allow_excerpt_html
 	 * logic for the excerpt filter allowing the currently selected tag.
 	 *
-	 * @param string $text - excerpt string
-	 * @return string $text - the new excerpt
+	 * @param string  $text excerpt string
+	 * @param WP_Post $post Post Object
+	 *
+	 * @return string $text the new excerpt
 	 */
-	public function ep_highlight_excerpt( $text ) {
+	public function ep_highlight_excerpt( $text, $post ) {
 
 		$settings = $this->get_settings();
 
@@ -294,7 +292,7 @@ public function ep_highlight_excerpt( $text ) {
 
 		// reproduces wp_trim_excerpt filter, preserving the excerpt_more and excerpt_length filters
 		if ( '' === $text ) {
-			$text = get_the_content( '' );
+			$text = get_the_content( '', false, $post );
 			$text = apply_filters( 'the_content', $text );
 			$text = str_replace( '\]\]\>', ']]>', $text );
 			$text = strip_tags( $text, '<' . esc_html( $settings['highlight_tag'] ) . '>' );