diff --git a/awx/ui/client/src/search/tagSearch.service.js b/awx/ui/client/src/search/tagSearch.service.js
index 0e7f5974f3..7b53d28c8c 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/src/search/tagSearch.service.js
+++ b/awx/ui/client/src/search/tagSearch.service.js
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ export default ['Rest', '$q', 'GetBasePath', 'Wait', 'ProcessErrors', '$log', fu
                         });
                     }
                     catch(err){
-                        if (basePath === ''){
+                        if (!basePath){
                             $log.error('Cannot retrieve OPTIONS because the basePath parameter is not set on the list with the following fieldset: \n', list);
                         }
                         else { $log.error(err); }