diff --git a/ui/scripts/instances.js b/ui/scripts/instances.js
index f83d547fd24..e59b1bc3773 100644
--- a/ui/scripts/instances.js
+++ b/ui/scripts/instances.js
@@ -730,7 +730,8 @@
           if(args.filterBy.search != null && args.filterBy.search.by != null && args.filterBy.search.value != null) {
             switch(args.filterBy.search.by) {
             case "name":
-              array1.push("&keyword=" + args.filterBy.search.value);
+						  if(args.filterBy.search.value.length > 0)
+                array1.push("&keyword=" + args.filterBy.search.value);
               break;
             }
           }