1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/buglist.cgi b/buglist.cgi
index 6b03b123d..b8cfa6336 100755
--- a/buglist.cgi
+++ b/buglist.cgi
@@ -855,7 +855,9 @@ if (defined $cgi->param('limit')) {
 }
 elsif ($fulltext) {
     $query .= " " . $dbh->sql_limit(FULLTEXT_BUGLIST_LIMIT);
-    $vars->{'message'} = 'buglist_sorted_by_relevance' if ($cgi->param('order') =~ /^relevance/);
+    if ($cgi->param('order') && $cgi->param('order') =~ /^relevance/) {
+        $vars->{'message'} = 'buglist_sorted_by_relevance';
+    }
 }