diff --git a/CONTRIBUTORS.rst b/CONTRIBUTORS.rst
index fcba8d2d7..df81741c9 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTORS.rst
+++ b/CONTRIBUTORS.rst
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ Contributors
 * Tom Talbot
 * Jeffrey Hearn
 * Robert Clark
+* Tim Heap
 
 Translators
 ===========
diff --git a/wagtail/wagtailembeds/embeds.py b/wagtail/wagtailembeds/embeds.py
index 03029a23b..2ec974d8a 100644
--- a/wagtail/wagtailembeds/embeds.py
+++ b/wagtail/wagtailembeds/embeds.py
@@ -162,6 +162,10 @@ def get_embed(url, max_width=None, finder=None):
     except (TypeError, ValueError):
         embed_dict['height'] = None
 
+    # Make sure html field is valid
+    if 'html' not in embed_dict or not embed_dict['html']:
+        embed_dict['html'] = ''
+
     # Create database record
     embed, created = Embed.objects.get_or_create(
         url=url,
diff --git a/wagtail/wagtailembeds/tests.py b/wagtail/wagtailembeds/tests.py
index 8cedf944b..7049f50f4 100644
--- a/wagtail/wagtailembeds/tests.py
+++ b/wagtail/wagtailembeds/tests.py
@@ -81,6 +81,19 @@ class TestEmbeds(TestCase):
         # Width must be set to None
         self.assertEqual(embed.width, None)
 
+    def test_no_html(self) :
+        def no_html_finder(url, max_width=None):
+            """
+            A finder which returns everything but HTML
+            """
+            embed = self.dummy_finder(url, max_width)
+            embed['html'] = None
+            return embed
+
+        embed = get_embed('www.test.com/1234', max_width=400, finder=no_html_finder)
+
+        self.assertEqual(embed.html, '')
+
 
 class TestChooser(TestCase, WagtailTestUtils):
     def setUp(self):
diff --git a/wagtail/wagtailsearch/views/editorspicks.py b/wagtail/wagtailsearch/views/editorspicks.py
index bb39c02ba..8e1155922 100644
--- a/wagtail/wagtailsearch/views/editorspicks.py
+++ b/wagtail/wagtailsearch/views/editorspicks.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ from wagtail.wagtailadmin.forms import SearchForm
 @permission_required('wagtailadmin.access_admin')
 @vary_on_headers('X-Requested-With')
 def index(request):
+    is_searching = False
     page = request.GET.get('p', 1)
     query_string = request.GET.get('q', "")
 
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@ def index(request):
     # Search
     if query_string:
         queries = queries.filter(query_string__icontains=query_string)
+        is_searching = True
 
     # Pagination
     paginator = Paginator(queries, 20)
@@ -33,11 +35,13 @@ def index(request):
 
     if request.is_ajax():
         return render(request, "wagtailsearch/editorspicks/results.html", {
+            'is_searching': is_searching,
             'queries': queries,
             'query_string': query_string,
         })
     else:
         return render(request, 'wagtailsearch/editorspicks/index.html', {
+            'is_searching': is_searching,
             'queries': queries,
             'query_string': query_string,
             'search_form': SearchForm(data=dict(q=query_string) if query_string else None, placeholder=_("Search editor's picks")),