diff --git a/module/VuFind/src/VuFind/Controller/Plugin/NewItems.php b/module/VuFind/src/VuFind/Controller/Plugin/NewItems.php
index 118cb545c24fac9afd34544f102c33536ac9c39f..f76a2ea315a12937bf2de2981466f371a4d95619 100644
--- a/module/VuFind/src/VuFind/Controller/Plugin/NewItems.php
+++ b/module/VuFind/src/VuFind/Controller/Plugin/NewItems.php
@@ -78,8 +78,10 @@ class NewItems extends AbstractPlugin
 
         // Build a list of unique IDs
         $bibIDs = [];
-        for ($i = 0; $i < count($newItems['results']); $i++) {
-            $bibIDs[] = $newItems['results'][$i]['id'];
+        if (isset($newItems['results'])) {
+            for ($i = 0; $i < count($newItems['results']); $i++) {
+                $bibIDs[] = $newItems['results'][$i]['id'];
+            }
         }
 
         // Truncate the list if it is too long: