diff --git a/chrome/chromeFiles/content/scholar/xpcom/db.js b/chrome/chromeFiles/content/scholar/xpcom/db.js
index 6741b8733f..6a92139916 100644
--- a/chrome/chromeFiles/content/scholar/xpcom/db.js
+++ b/chrome/chromeFiles/content/scholar/xpcom/db.js
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ Scholar.DB = new function(){
 		
 		if (statement && params){
 			// If single parameter, wrap in an array
-			if (!params.length){
+			if (typeof params != 'object' || params===null){
 				params = [params];
 			}
 			
diff --git a/chrome/chromeFiles/content/scholar/xpcom/scholar.js b/chrome/chromeFiles/content/scholar/xpcom/scholar.js
index 1aad4741b9..25f9348b4b 100644
--- a/chrome/chromeFiles/content/scholar/xpcom/scholar.js
+++ b/chrome/chromeFiles/content/scholar/xpcom/scholar.js
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ var Scholar = new function(){
 	 */
 	function flattenArguments(args){
 		// Put passed scalar values into an array
-		if (typeof args!='object'){
+		if (typeof args!='object' || args===null){
 			args = [args];
 		}