diff --git a/code/search.js b/code/search.js
index 3d8cfb3e..ced66915 100644
--- a/code/search.js
+++ b/code/search.js
@@ -259,6 +259,7 @@ addHook('search', function(query) {
 addHook('search', function(query) {
   var locations = query.term.match(/[+-]?\d+\.\d+,[+-]?\d+\.\d+/g);
   var added = {};
+  if(!locations) return;
   locations.forEach(function(location) {
     var pair = location.split(',').map(function(s) { return parseFloat(s).toFixed(6); });
     var ll = pair.join(",");