diff --git a/lib/storage.js b/lib/storage.js
index 1a835304..7b0a6b1e 100644
--- a/lib/storage.js
+++ b/lib/storage.js
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ Storage.prototype.search = function(startkey, options, callback) {
 							'dist-tags'   : {
 								latest: latest
 							},
-							maintainers   : data.versions[latest].maintainers || [data.versions[latest]._npmUser],
+							maintainers   : data.versions[latest].maintainers || [data.versions[latest]._npmUser].filter(Boolean),
 							readmeFilename: data.versions[latest].readmeFilename || '',
 							time          : {
 								modified: new Date(item.time).toISOString()