diff --git a/public/src/modules/topicList.js b/public/src/modules/topicList.js
index 56219fec14..fbe5675011 100644
--- a/public/src/modules/topicList.js
+++ b/public/src/modules/topicList.js
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ define('topicList', [
 			count: config.topicsPerPage,
 			cid: query.cid,
 			query: query,
-			term: ajaxify.data.selectedTerm.term,
+			term: ajaxify.data.selectedTerm && ajaxify.data.selectedTerm.term,
 			filter: ajaxify.data.selectedFilter.filter,
 			set: topicListEl.attr('data-set') ? topicListEl.attr('data-set') : 'topics:recent',
 		}, callback);