diff --git a/include/conversation.php b/include/conversation.php
index 795458d911..8e09589fbb 100644
--- a/include/conversation.php
+++ b/include/conversation.php
@@ -677,6 +677,7 @@ function conversation(&$a, $items, $mode, $update, $preview = false, $thr_c = fa
 
 			//$tpl = get_markup_template('search_item.tpl');
 			$tpl = 'search_item.tpl';
+			$thr_c = false;
 
 			foreach($items as $item) {
 				$threadsid++;
@@ -1172,6 +1173,9 @@ function conversation(&$a, $items, $mode, $update, $preview = false, $thr_c = fa
 			}
 		}
 	}
+	else {
+		$thr_c = false;
+	}
 
 
 	$page_template = get_markup_template("conversation.tpl");