diff --git a/server/controllers/SearchController.js b/server/controllers/SearchController.js
index 86558846d..ecd9a41c0 100644
--- a/server/controllers/SearchController.js
+++ b/server/controllers/SearchController.js
@@ -88,10 +88,10 @@ class SearchController {
       const provider = getQueryParamAsString(query, 'provider', 'google')
       const title = getQueryParamAsString(query, 'title', '')
       const author = getQueryParamAsString(query, 'author', '')
-      const id = getQueryParamAsString(query, 'id', '', true)
+      const id = getQueryParamAsString(query, 'id', undefined)
 
       // Fetch library item
-      const libraryItem = await SearchController.fetchLibraryItem(id)
+      const libraryItem = id ? await SearchController.fetchLibraryItem(id) : null
 
       const results = await BookFinder.search(libraryItem, provider, title, author)
       res.json(results)
diff --git a/server/finders/BookFinder.js b/server/finders/BookFinder.js
index fe1a61027..6d31b2ab9 100644
--- a/server/finders/BookFinder.js
+++ b/server/finders/BookFinder.js
@@ -428,7 +428,7 @@ class BookFinder {
       }
     }
 
-    if (books.length) {
+    if (books.length && libraryItem) {
       const isAudibleProvider = provider.startsWith('audible')
       const libraryItemDurationMinutes = libraryItem?.media?.duration ? libraryItem.media.duration / 60 : null