diff --git a/themes/belugax/templates/search/searchbox.phtml b/themes/belugax/templates/search/searchbox.phtml
index 650d11bb4..ef54d160d 100755
--- a/themes/belugax/templates/search/searchbox.phtml
+++ b/themes/belugax/templates/search/searchbox.phtml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
     $searchType = $this->searchType;
 
     if ($this->lookfor == '') {
-        if ($_GET['lookfor'])  {
+        if (!empty($_GET['lookfor']))  {
             $this->lookfor = $_GET['lookfor'];
             foreach($keywords as $identifier => $type) {
                 $this->lookfor = str_replace($type.":",$identifier." ",$this->lookfor);
diff --git a/themes/belugax_hcu/templates/search/searchbox.phtml b/themes/belugax_hcu/templates/search/searchbox.phtml
index 44ffaf5cc..2419fa387 100755
--- a/themes/belugax_hcu/templates/search/searchbox.phtml
+++ b/themes/belugax_hcu/templates/search/searchbox.phtml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
     $searchType = $this->searchType;
 
     if ($this->lookfor === '') {
-        if ($_GET['lookfor'])  {
+        if (!empty($_GET['lookfor']))  {
             $this->lookfor = $_GET['lookfor'];
             if (isset($keywords) && is_array($keywords)) {
                 foreach ($keywords as $identifier => $type) {