diff --git a/18-forkify/final/src/js/controller.js b/18-forkify/final/src/js/controller.js
index 9e10cececd..2a8303ff12 100644
--- a/18-forkify/final/src/js/controller.js
+++ b/18-forkify/final/src/js/controller.js
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ const controlSearchResults = async function () {
 
     // 1) Get search query
     const query = searchView.getQuery();
-    if (!query) return;
 
     // 2) Load search results
     await model.loadSearchResults(query);