diff --git a/core/src/main/groovy/com/muwire/core/search/SearchIndex.groovy b/core/src/main/groovy/com/muwire/core/search/SearchIndex.groovy
index 61db4291..17fa6256 100644
--- a/core/src/main/groovy/com/muwire/core/search/SearchIndex.groovy
+++ b/core/src/main/groovy/com/muwire/core/search/SearchIndex.groovy
@@ -33,9 +33,9 @@ class SearchIndex {
 	
 	private static String[] split(String source) {
 		source = source.replaceAll(Constants.SPLIT_PATTERN, " ").toLowerCase()
-		source.split(" ")
+		String [] split = source.split(" ")
         def rv = []
-        source.each { if (it.length() > 0) rv << it }
+        split.each { if (it.length() > 0) rv << it }
         rv.toArray(new String[0])
 	}