diff --git a/Changelog b/Changelog
index fa1d6a887..150f444d0 100755
--- a/Changelog
+++ b/Changelog
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 2019-01-21 DariusIII
+	* Fix: Fix error on search with argument 16 not being an array but null
 	* Chg: Update czproject/git-php (v3.16.0 => v3.16.1)
 	* Fix: Fix issues reported by scrutinizer (strings where arrays are expected and vice versa)
 	* Chg: Update search, update matching
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/SearchController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/SearchController.php
index 085a0c89e..9548b9933 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/SearchController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/SearchController.php
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ class SearchController extends BasePageController
                 config('nntmux.items_per_page'),
                 $orderBy,
                 -1,
-                $this->userdata['categoryexclusions'],
+                $this->userdata['categoryexclusions'] ?? [],
                 'basic',
                 $categoryID,
                 0,