diff --git a/cps/templates/layout.html b/cps/templates/layout.html
index d486e103..95eecf80 100644
--- a/cps/templates/layout.html
+++ b/cps/templates/layout.html
@@ -227,7 +227,9 @@
             $(document).ready(function() {
               var inp = $('#query').first()
               var val = inp.val()
-              inp.val('').blur().focus().val(val)
+              if (val.length) {
+                inp.val('').blur().focus().val(val)
+              }
             });
         });
     </script>