diff --git a/src/Jobs/Controller/JobboardController.php b/src/Jobs/Controller/JobboardController.php
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/src/Jobs/Controller/JobboardController.php
+++ b/src/Jobs/Controller/JobboardController.php
@@ -93,7 +93,9 @@ class JobboardController extends AbstractActionController
 
         $params = $params->get('params', []);
 
-        if (isset($params['l']['data'])) {
+        if (isset($params['l']['data']) &&
+            isset($params['l']['name']) &&
+            !empty($params['l']['name'])) {
             /* @var \Geo\Form\GeoText $geoText */
             $geoText = $this->searchForm->get('params')->get('l');
[Jobs] unset location search, if the location formular field is empty