diff --git a/static/js/directives/ui/header-bar.js b/static/js/directives/ui/header-bar.js
index 1162ef240..0d96aa2a6 100644
--- a/static/js/directives/ui/header-bar.js
+++ b/static/js/directives/ui/header-bar.js
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ angular.module('quay').directive('headerBar', function () {
         DocumentationService.findDocumentation($scope, query.split(' '), function(results) {
           if (!$scope.searchVisible) { return; }
 
-          var currentResults = $scope.searchResultState['results'];
+          var currentResults = $scope.searchResultState['results'] || [];
           results.forEach(function(result) {
             if (currentResults.length < documentSearchMaxResults) {
               currentResults.push(result);