diff --git a/aemeds/blocks/blogheader/blogheader.js b/aemeds/blocks/blogheader/blogheader.js
index c9de93a..214dfd1 100644
--- a/aemeds/blocks/blogheader/blogheader.js
+++ b/aemeds/blocks/blogheader/blogheader.js
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ async function handleSearch(block) {
   searchResults.style.display = 'block';
   searchResults.innerHTML = '';
 
-  const searchTerms = searchValue.toLowerCase().split(/\s+/);
+  const searchTerms = searchValue.toLowerCase().split(/\s+/).filter((item) => item !== '');
   const blogs = ffetch(BLOG_QUERY_INDEX)
     .chunks(CHUNK_SIZE)
     .sheet('blogs-content');