diff --git a/server/camlistored/ui/blob_item_container_react.js b/server/camlistored/ui/blob_item_container_react.js
index e5c1ef1ab..32763ac8d 100644
--- a/server/camlistored/ui/blob_item_container_react.js
+++ b/server/camlistored/ui/blob_item_container_react.js
@@ -136,6 +136,9 @@ cam.BlobItemContainerReact = React.createClass({
 		this.childProps_ = [];
 
 		var results = this.props.searchSession.getCurrentResults();
+		if (!results || !results.blobs || results.blobs.length == 0) {
+			return;
+		}
 		var data = goog.array.map(results.blobs, function(blob) {
 			return new cam.BlobItemReactData(blob.blob, results.description.meta);
 		});
diff --git a/server/camlistored/ui/search_session.js b/server/camlistored/ui/search_session.js
index fdd47446e..a8be4270f 100644
--- a/server/camlistored/ui/search_session.js
+++ b/server/camlistored/ui/search_session.js
@@ -178,7 +178,11 @@ cam.SearchSession.prototype.startSocketQuery_ = function() {
 		this.socket_.close();
 	}
 
-	var query = this.connection_.buildQuery(this.query_, this.constructor.DESCRIBE_REQUEST, Math.max(this.data_.blobs.length, this.constructor.PAGE_SIZE_));
+	var numResults = 0;
+	if (this.data_ && this.data_.blobs) {
+		numResults = this.data_.blobs.length;
+	}
+	var query = this.connection_.buildQuery(this.query_, this.constructor.DESCRIBE_REQUEST, Math.max(numResults, this.constructor.PAGE_SIZE_));
 
 	this.socket_ = new WebSocket(this.socketUri_.toString());
 	this.socket_.onopen = function() {