diff --git a/src/routes/index.js b/src/routes/index.js
index 377a6d343a..bb7fa5b6b1 100644
--- a/src/routes/index.js
+++ b/src/routes/index.js
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ function mainRoutes(app, middleware, controllers) {
 	app.get('/api/outgoing', controllers.outgoing);
 
 	app.get('/search/:term?', middleware.buildHeader, middleware.guestSearchingAllowed, controllers.search);
-	app.get('/api/search/:term', middleware.guestSearchingAllowed, controllers.search);
+	app.get('/api/search/:term?', middleware.guestSearchingAllowed, controllers.search);
 
 	app.get('/reset/:code?', middleware.buildHeader, controllers.reset);
 	app.get('/api/reset/:code?', controllers.reset);