diff --git a/src/libpoketube/init/pages-channel-and-download.js b/src/libpoketube/init/pages-channel-and-download.js
index 19be20dd..2f91a2cf 100644
--- a/src/libpoketube/init/pages-channel-and-download.js
+++ b/src/libpoketube/init/pages-channel-and-download.js
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ module.exports = function (app, config, renderTemplate) {
   });
 
   app.get("/search", async (req, res) => {
-    const query = req.query.query.replace("ohio", "things to do in ohio");
+    const query = req.query.query ? req.query.query.replace("ohio", "things to do in ohio") : '';
     const tab = req.query.tab;
     const { fetch } = await import("undici");