diff --git a/awx/ui_next/src/util/qs.js b/awx/ui_next/src/util/qs.js
index b14f1bc27e..8e19afc978 100644
--- a/awx/ui_next/src/util/qs.js
+++ b/awx/ui_next/src/util/qs.js
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ const denamespaceParams = (namespace, params = {}) => {
     denamespaced[key.substr(namespace.length + 1)] = params[key];
   });
 
-  return denamespaced || {};
+  return denamespaced;
 };
 
 /**