diff --git a/iOS/Article/WebViewController.swift b/iOS/Article/WebViewController.swift
index b8792b689..5a6014ade 100644
--- a/iOS/Article/WebViewController.swift
+++ b/iOS/Article/WebViewController.swift
@@ -709,6 +709,7 @@ internal struct FindInArticleState: Codable {
 }
 
 extension WebViewController {
+	
 	func searchText(_ searchText: String, completionHandler: @escaping (FindInArticleState) -> Void) {
 		guard let json = try? JSONEncoder().encode(FindInArticleOptions(text: searchText)) else {
 			return
diff --git a/iOS/Resources/main_ios.js b/iOS/Resources/main_ios.js
index e19200d3d..6f02ba28f 100644
--- a/iOS/Resources/main_ios.js
+++ b/iOS/Resources/main_ios.js
@@ -429,6 +429,11 @@ updateFind = withEncodedArg(options => {
 	// TODO Introduce slight delay, cap the number of results, and report results asynchronously
 	
 	let newFindState;
+	if (!options || !options.text) {
+		clearHighlightRects();
+		return
+	}
+	
 	try {
 		newFindState = new FindState(options);
 	} catch (err) {