diff --git a/out/out.Search.php b/out/out.Search.php
index 6ab56973d..850965aa1 100644
--- a/out/out.Search.php
+++ b/out/out.Search.php
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ if($fullsearch) {
 		$total = 0;
 		$index = $fulltextservice->Indexer();
 		if($index) {
-			if(!empty($settings->_suggestTerms)) {
+			if(!empty($settings->_suggestTerms) && !empty($_GET['query'])) {
 				$terms = $index->terms($_GET['query'], $settings->_suggestTerms);
 			}
 			$lucenesearch = $fulltextservice->Search();