diff --git a/PiResults/LastSearchesCommand.php b/PiResults/LastSearchesCommand.php
index 6036bad1..7175d911 100644
--- a/PiResults/LastSearchesCommand.php
+++ b/PiResults/LastSearchesCommand.php
@@ -69,8 +69,13 @@ public function execute() {
 			return NULL;
 		}
 
+		$lastSearches = $this->getLastSearches();
+		if(empty($lastSearches)) {
+			return NULL;
+		}
+		
 		$marker = array(
-			'loop_lastsearches|lastsearch' => $this->getLastSearches()
+			'loop_lastsearches|lastsearch' => $lastSearches
 		);
 
 		return $marker;
@@ -160,4 +165,4 @@ protected function getLastSearchesFromDatabase($limit = FALSE) {
 	include_once($GLOBALS['TYPO3_CONF_VARS'][TYPO3_MODE]['XCLASS']['ext/solr/PiResults/LastSearchesCommand.php']);
 }
 
-?>
\ No newline at end of file
+?>