diff --git a/inc/search.class.php b/inc/search.class.php
index 3291b505db0..84f9ec2415e 100644
--- a/inc/search.class.php
+++ b/inc/search.class.php
@@ -5128,7 +5128,8 @@ static function manageParams($itemtype, $params = [], $usesession = true,
       } else {
          $options = self::getCleanedOptions($itemtype);
          foreach ($options as $key => $val) {
-            if (is_array($val)) {
+            if (is_array($val)
+                && isset($val['table'])) {
                $default_criteria = $key;
                break;
             }