diff --git a/galaxyui/src/app/search/search.component.ts b/galaxyui/src/app/search/search.component.ts
index 942198dd5..cad9e1cac 100644
--- a/galaxyui/src/app/search/search.component.ts
+++ b/galaxyui/src/app/search/search.component.ts
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ import { EmptyStateConfig }     from 'patternfly-ng/empty-state/empty-state-conf
 import { PaginationConfig }     from 'patternfly-ng/pagination/pagination-config';
 import { PaginationEvent }      from 'patternfly-ng/pagination/pagination-event';
 
+import { NotificationService }  from 'patternfly-ng/notification/notification-service/notification.service';
+import { NotificationType }     from 'patternfly-ng/notification/notification-type';
+
 import { ContentTypes }         from '../enums/content-types.enum';
 import { CloudPlatform }        from '../resources/cloud-platforms/cloud-platform';
 import { ContentSearchService } from '../resources/content-search/content-search.service';
@@ -93,7 +96,8 @@ export class SearchComponent implements OnInit, AfterViewInit {
         private route: ActivatedRoute,
         private router: Router,
         private contentSearch: ContentSearchService,
-        private location: Location
+        private location: Location,
+        private notificationService: NotificationService,
     ) {}
 
     ngOnInit() {
@@ -199,20 +203,41 @@ export class SearchComponent implements OnInit, AfterViewInit {
                     this.preparePlatforms(data.platforms);
                     this.prepareContentTypes(data.contentTypes);
                     this.prepareCloudPlatforms(data.cloudPlatforms);
-                    if (!data.content.results.length && !Object.keys(params).length) {
-                        // No vendors exists
-                        const default_params = {vendor: false};
-                        this.setSortConfig();
-                        this.setAppliedFilters(default_params);
-                        this.searchContent();
+
+                    // If there is an error on the search API, the content search services
+                    // returns nothing, so we have to check if results actually exist.
+                    if (data.content.results) {
+                        if (!data.content.results.length && !Object.keys(params).length) {
+                            // No vendors exists
+                            const default_params = {vendor: false};
+                            this.setSortConfig();
+                            this.setAppliedFilters(default_params);
+                            this.searchContent();
+                        } else {
+                            this.setSortConfig(params['order_by']);
+                            this.setPageSize(params);
+                            this.setAppliedFilters(params);
+                            this.prepareContent(data.content.results, data.content.count);
+                            this.setQuery();
+                            this.pageLoading = false;
+                        }
                     } else {
+                        this.notificationService.message(
+                            NotificationType.WARNING,
+                            'Error',
+                            'Invalid search query',
+                            false,
+                            null,
+                            null,
+                        );
+
                         this.setSortConfig(params['order_by']);
                         this.setPageSize(params);
                         this.setAppliedFilters(params);
-                        this.prepareContent(data.content.results, data.content.count);
-                        this.setQuery();
+
                         this.pageLoading = false;
                     }
+
                 });
         });
     }
@@ -348,13 +373,24 @@ export class SearchComponent implements OnInit, AfterViewInit {
 
     private setPageSize(params: any) {
         if (params['page_size']) {
-            this.paginationConfig.pageSize = params['page_size'];
-            this.pageSize = params['page_size'];
-            this.pageNumber = 1;
+            let pageSize = Number(params['page_size']);
+
+            if (Number.isNaN(pageSize)) {
+                pageSize = 10;
+            }
+
+            this.paginationConfig.pageSize = pageSize;
+            this.pageSize = pageSize;
         }
        if (params['page']) {
-           this.paginationConfig.pageNumber = params['page'];
-           this.pageNumber = params['page'];
+           let pageNumber = Number(params['page']);
+
+           if (Number.isNaN(pageNumber)) {
+               pageNumber = 1;
+           }
+
+           this.paginationConfig.pageNumber = pageNumber;
+           this.pageNumber = pageNumber;
        }
     }