diff --git a/app/controllers/application_controller.rb b/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
index 82cfd16ee..5b2f3c741 100644
--- a/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
@@ -98,6 +98,8 @@ protected
   end
 
   def normalize_search
-    params[:search] ||= {}
+    if request.get?
+      params[:search] ||= {}
+    end
   end
 end