diff --git a/chrome/content/zotero/overlay.js b/chrome/content/zotero/overlay.js
index 11e733557d..93f90eaa0f 100644
--- a/chrome/content/zotero/overlay.js
+++ b/chrome/content/zotero/overlay.js
@@ -234,6 +234,7 @@ var ZoteroPane = new function()
 	function newSearch()
 	{
 		var s = new Zotero.Search();
+		s.addCondition('title', 'contains', '');
 		
 		var untitled = Zotero.getString('pane.collections.untitled');
 		untitled = Zotero.DB.getNextName('savedSearches', 'savedSearchName',