diff --git a/Classes/Domain/Search/SearchRequest.php b/Classes/Domain/Search/SearchRequest.php
index 1675325652..a1731f52d7 100644
--- a/Classes/Domain/Search/SearchRequest.php
+++ b/Classes/Domain/Search/SearchRequest.php
@@ -350,7 +350,9 @@ public function getSeperatedSortings(): array
 
         foreach ($explodedSortings as $sorting) {
             $sortingSeperated = explode(' ', $sorting);
-            $parsedSortings[$sortingSeperated[0]] = $sortingSeperated[1];
+            if (count($sortingSeperated) === 2) {
+                $parsedSortings[$sortingSeperated[0]] = $sortingSeperated[1];
+            }
         }
 
         return $parsedSortings;