diff --git a/app/controllers/saved_searches_controller.rb b/app/controllers/saved_searches_controller.rb
index ea80b5be8..6f67bf7ea 100644
--- a/app/controllers/saved_searches_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/saved_searches_controller.rb
@@ -55,6 +55,6 @@ class SavedSearchesController < ApplicationController
   end
 
   def saved_search_params
-    params.require(:saved_search).permit(%i[query label_string disable_labels])
+    params.fetch(:saved_search, {}).permit(%i[query label_string disable_labels])
   end
 end